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Fedor Krause (1857–1937): the father of neurosurgery

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Abstract

Fedor Krause’s inspiring biography shows the value of translational thinking: one of the fathers of modern neurosurgery, this gifted child was recognized for his musical talent; he was able to study medicine thanks to financial support in recognition for his study performances. He wrote his doctor thesis on pneumology, and contributed to general surgery, neuroanaesthesiology, and neurosurgery application of novel technologies in neurosurgery and ethics. More in detail, in the neurosurgical field, he performed the first lumbar discectomy, set up intraoperative nerve monitoring, and pioneered trigeminal and acusticus nerve surgery, epilepsy surgery, and cortical mapping. His passion and engagement for surgery allowed him to make small centers turn into great centers recognized as renowned academic environments.

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The authors wish to thank Prof. Hartmut Collmann, Würzburg, for helpful and important comments and for the images.

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  1. Susanna Bacigaluppi and Nicola Luigi Bragazzi contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy

    Susanna Bacigaluppi

  2. Section of History of Medicine and Ethics, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Nicola Luigi Bragazzi & Mariano Martini

  3. School of Public Health, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

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Manuscript concept and structure: Susanna Bacigaluppi; literature search: Nicola L. Bragazzi, Susanna Bacigaluppi; writing/editing: Nicola L. Bragazzi, Susanna Bacigaluppi; discussion and revision: Mariano Martini; approval of the final manuscript: all authors. For English language revision, the authors wish to thank Rosalind Hendricks.

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Bacigaluppi, S., Bragazzi, N.L. & Martini, M. Fedor Krause (1857–1937): the father of neurosurgery. Neurosurg Rev 43, 1443–1449 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-019-01186-1

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