Surgery boasts of no more definite stylist than Cushing, and this applies to his literary compositions as well as to his surgical technic. This small monograph is the second Macewen memorial lecture. It tells superbly the story of Cushing's personal surgical experiences with the olfactory groove meningiomas. In it is emphasized the place which he believes the use of electrosurgical methods will come to occupy in the field of neurologic surgery. There is no question that it is an important addition to the neurologic surgeon's armamentarium. Its greatest influence will be felt, however, when it can be successfully employed in the surgical removal of the gliomas. At present all such electrosurgical methods seem to have proved disappointing.
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