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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Pyogenic infective diseases of the brain and spinal cord.

Publication Details

Glasgow: J. Maclehose & Sons, 1893 CE.

Macewen’s greatest work was in connection with the surgery of the brain. In the above book he included extensive case reports of 65 patients under his care, with details of operative procedures. A biography of Macewen was written by A. K. Bowman, London, 1942. See No. 431.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#4872
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5713
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLpyogenic-infective-diseases-of-the-brain-and-spinal-cord

Geographic Context

Publication place: Glasgow

Mentioned in annotation: London