[Therapeutic possibilities of influencing brain oedema by the action of glycerin (author's transl)]. / Therapeutische Möglichkeiten zur Beeinflussung des Hirnödems durch Glyzerin.

The action of glycerin on brain oedema is reported and we also point out its effectiveness as a dehydrating agent, not only in the sphere of brain oedeme (animal experiments) but also in cerebral tumours.

Simultaneous clinical manifestation of subependymoma of the fourth ventricle in identical twins. Case report.

At the age of 22 years, identical twin brothers simultaneously developed symptoms of intracranial pressure. Radiological investigation revealed cerebellar midline tumors with occlusive hydrocephalus of the third and lateral ventricles. At operation, subependymomas with identical histological features were found in the fourth ventricle in both twins. This is the first report of subependymomas in identical twins. The clinical data suggest that this tumor type is of maldevelopmental origin.

[Radiological-densitographic examinations of the skull injuries of the pharoah Seqenenre (author's trasl)]. / Radiologish-äquidensitographische Untersuchungen der Kalottenverletzungen des Pharao Seqenenre.

Skull radiographs of the pharaoh Seqenenre-Ta'a II with special densitographic techniques have shown that he survived a perforating skull injury. The technique is described and its use in medical history and archaeology is discussed.

[Hospital infections from the neurosurgical point of view (author's transl)]. / Hospitalinfektionen aus neurochirurgischer Sicht

A report is made on infections of the trachea and of the bladder which occurred in patients of a neurosurgical intensive care unit. The development of resistance and counter-measures are discussed in detail.