Cranial trepanation in pre-Columbian Peruvian cultures: was it an option to treat epilepsy?

Brain

Epilepsy Program, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A5C1, Canada.

Published: October 2022

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