Trepanation, 16th century illustration

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Illustration of a patient (centre) undergoing emergency trepanning treatment for a skull fracture. At right another patient is having a head wound dressed. Trepanation is a surgical treatment in which a hole is drilled into the patient's skull. Historically it has been used to treat many conditions including headaches, migraines, epilepsy and mental illness. From Le chirurgie Francoise by Jacques Guillemeau (1594).

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