AbstractsBiology & Animal Science

Reference has been made in writings since time immemorial to the scourge epilepsy. The minds of the greatest Medical Faculties of all times have turned toward the solving of this dread problem. Although much has been learned the riddle remains unsolved. [...] The problem as attacked in this study has been divided into three distinct parts: The anatomy and the perivascular nerve supply of the intracerebral blood vessels of the normal human cortex; the anatomy and the perivascular nerves of the intracerebral blood vessels removed from epileptogenic foci; and the relation of the cytological changes seen in epileptogenic foci to vascular pattern. [...]