A Surgical Operation.
*• The French newspapers contain a description of a surgical operation performed by a Dr Lanlelonge. at the Child's Hospital in Paris, which is among the first positive cures of hereditary id ocy noted in the progress of science. The subject operated on was a diminutive child of four years of age, whose growth had been stunted by disease, who was unable to walk and showed little or no interest in any of her surroundings. Working on the supposition that tbe skull was to narrow, a supposition borne nut by nv.ny experiu_en*s and studies, the operation decided upon consisted in a surg-C'il removal of substance enough from the left cavity of the skull to give ample room to the brain. The operation was rnado on May 9 last, and a month later the little girl begau to give eveiy evidence of an improvement in health, and now the subject has been pronounced completely cured of her disease. She walks, talks, and plays as do other children of her age. This was a daring feat <*f surgical skill for whicli the French are renowned.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 23 October 1890, Page 2
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185A Surgical Operation. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 23 October 1890, Page 2
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