The Archive · 1937

BRITISH NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS CONFER

Meeting Held in Germany to View German Clinic Berlin, July 26.

The Society of British Neurological Surgeons under the chairmanship of Dr. Adams Andrew McConnel, Dublin, held its 22nd summer conference in Germany.

Berlin was chosen as the venue largely because of interest in the new brain clinic opened there with Prof. Toennis of Wuerzburg as head Prof. Toennis performed two intricate operations on rumours of the brain using the newest equipment of the clinic, for the benefit of members of the Society who also showed great interest in the extension of the brain research department of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute.

"The British Society and the German Medical Society held a joint meeting, and anatomy and pathology of the brain cells, brain rumours, brain haemorrhage, infection of the cells and their treatment were discussed by the leading specialists on the subject. The conference came to a close with a visit, conducted by Prof. Foerster, to ihe neurological clinic at Breslau.—Trans-Ocean.

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