The advent of psychosurgery in Australia-with particular attention to its introduction into Sydney.

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the advent of prefrontal lobotomy in Sydney and, less comprehensively, its introduction into Australia.

Method: Reference to journal articles, books, reports and archival data held at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and via internet searches, interviews and personal memory.

Result: This paper describes the arrival of psychosurgery in Sydney in the mid-1940s, and less comprehensively, its arrival in other Australian cities.

A portrait of prefrontal lobotomy performed at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney by Dr Rex Money.

Objective: The objective of this article is to provide a portrait of prefrontal lobotomy performed at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney by the Head of Neurosurgery Dr Rex Money and to describe Dr Money's role in the promotion of psychosurgery in Sydney.

Methods: We draw attention to an oral presentation by Dr Rex Money in 1951, a journal article written by Money, archival information held at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, including Dr Money's accounts of his travels and his reports regarding neurosurgery - both internationally and in Australia.

Results: Dr Rex Money performed a series of 13 prefrontal lobotomies between 1945 and 1951, and presented the theoretical basis for his series, his operative procedures and the outcomes at the annual meeting of its medical officers' association.

The efficacy of antiepileptic drug prophylaxis in the prevention of early and late seizures following repair of intracranial aneurysms.

The efficacy of antiepileptic drug (AED) prophylaxis in patients undergoing aneurysm repair has been questioned, yet these drugs are routinely used in many institutions. To better define the relationship of AED prophylaxis to postoperative seizures, we undertook a review of 259 patients undergoing treatment for intracranial aneurysms. Incidence of late seizures was assessed by telephone interview in 132 patients (mean follow-up, 58.

Repair under cardiopulmonary bypass of giant internal carotid aneurysm following GDC embolization.

Endovascular embolization techniques have increased the complexity of aneurysm surgery in those lesions that have been incompletely obliterated. We report a case of giant cerebral aneurysm initially treated with Guglielmi detachable coils which required cardiopulmonary bypass for successful endoaneurysmorrhaphy.