Neurosurgery and a small section from the Greek myth: the God Pan and Syrinx

Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682–1771): his anatomic majesty's contributions to the neurosciences

“…After his Adversaria Anatomica in 1719, Morgagni published no major works until 1761, at the age of 79 years [6]. In 1761, his undisputedly most important work, De sedibus, et causis morborum per anatomen indagatis-"Seats and causes of disease investigated by means of anatomy," was published (Fig.…”

“…Morgagni noted bleeding from the nose and the ear in skull base fractures [6,7]. He described several cases of depressed skull fractures in which the sutures were frequently diastatic with injury to the underlying dura mater.…”

“…Morgagni delivered his inaugural lecture, Nova institutionum medicarum idea, on 17 March 1712 [6]. In 1715, he was appointed as the first chair of anatomy.…”

“…Four days later, he also had a speech disorder. The dissection of the brain showed an intracerebral hematoma with accompanying intraventricular hemorrhage and extensive destruction of the corpus striatum [6].…”

“…Based on several cases, Morgagni described that if a vascular dissection occurs in the cerebellum, respiratory dysfunction and anal incontinence will occur quickly with subsequent death. Based on the death of a 40-year-old female alcoholic in 1740, Morgagni described thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus [6].…”