Trepanation

The practice, also known as trepanation or trepanning, has been carried out since ancient times and has been thought to cure all sorts of conditions we would now know as mental or neurological disorders - such as epilepsy or psychosis. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The neo-con practice of making a hole in the skull, known as trepanation, has been around since the Stone Age. ❋ Unknown (2006)

From the Skeptic's Dictionary entry on "trepanation": Trepanation is the process of cutting a hole in the skull. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Moskalenko studied 15 people who had undergone (trepanation) following head injuries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This, he says, shows that trepanation could be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's, and he even goes so far as to suggest that it might provide a "significant" improvement in the mental functions of anyone from their mid-40s, when cranial compliance starts to decline. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example, trepanation, or the practice of drilling holes in a patient's head to alleviate illness, has not yet made a comeback. ❋ Gene Stone (2011)

Wired has a gallery of exhibit photos ranging from a skull that belonged to a trepanation patient to early x-ray machines. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He becomes slowly convinced that his bizarre condition could be tied directly to the “Henry” case †and that the key may lie in the ancient, mystical practice of trepanation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But such are the times we live in that without rising from your chair, you can find the inevitable on the Web: Yes, there are those today who call for a return to trepanation. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It may die, but it wouldn't be outside the scope of their previous work if its death was so harrowing it made you want to resort to self-trepanation to remove the memory from your brain. ❋ SVGL (2009)

The surgical procedure — known as trepanation — was most often performed on adult men, likely to treat injuries suffered during combat, researchers say. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Out of 120 prehistoric skulls found at one burial site in France dated to 6500 BC, 40 had trepanation holes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Presenting an illustrated history of trepanation, the oldest and grizzliest form of neurosurgery. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It depicts a trepanation — the drililng of a hole in the skull for therapeutic reasons. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One day everybody's telling them they're all that and the biggest breakthrough since trepanation and then the next the phone goes dead and Leno doesn't return their calls. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Sadly, our FunTime is a poster child for trepanation gone bad. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In the past, trepanation was used either to relieve pressure on the brain caused by disease or trauma, or to release evil spirits. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This [TREPANATION] [in my head] has provided me with new [insight]...everyone should have one ❋ Captain Jen (2003)

[serach] for trepan on [google] or [ww].bmezine.com ❋ Man Cabbage (2003)

"[Bulletproof] was trepanned by TheBurntOne's MK23" ❋ Dtrax (2005)