[A chapter about neurosurgery in Kânûnül- Cerrâhîn (The Law of Surgeons) of Sanîzâde Mehmed Ataullah Efendi: Cerâhâtü'r- Re's (Head Injuries). 1829].

Abstract

In this article, it is intended to review the chapter which takes place in Kânûnü'l-Cerrâhîn (Cairo, 1829) (The Law of Surgeons) of Sanîzâde Mehmed Ataullah Efendi (1771-1826), one of those who pioneered in the foundation of modern medicine in the Ottoman Empire despite receiving classical medresseh education in the field of medicine and which reflects the neurosurgical implementations of his time regarding "Head Injuries" by transcribing it into present Turkish alphabet It is also intended to fill one of the gaps in the written History of Turkish Neurosurgery.