Neurosurgical contributions of Samuel D. Gross.

Annual effective dose and concentration levels of gross α and β in Turkish market tea

Background: Tea is one of the most popular beverages all over the world which is prepared from the leaves of a shrub camellia sinensis. Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey which account for around 100% of all tea production in Turkey was among the areas contaminated by Chernobyl accident. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive study was planned and carried out to determine the level of ...

An Inquiry into the Difficulties Encountered in the Reduction of Dislocations of the Hip

Neurological involvement in X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets.

X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets is a familial form of Vitamin D resistant rickets in which gross bony and ligamentous changes may occur. Two patients showing severe spinal disease with evidence of spinal cord compression requiring neurosurgical intervention are reported. The management of such lesions may be problematic as cord compression may be found at several levels at presentation, and ...

Samuel D. Gross, M.D. (1805-1884): an innovator, even in death.

Neurosurgical disease encountered in a psychiatric service.

One hundred and seven patients with neurosurgical disease treated in a combined neurosurgical, neurological, and psychiatric unit within a psychiatric service were reviewed retrospectively. Most patients had acute confusional states or dementia without gross localizing signs and in only three cases did the neurosurgical illness closely resemble a non-organic psychiatric syndrome. The great majo...