Historical vignette: Andreas vesalius and head injuries in royalty

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2021; 16(03): 663-664
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_54_21

Letter to Editor

Prasad Krishnan

Department of Neurosurgery, National Neurosciences Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal

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Shubhrajit Nag

Department of Neurosurgery, National Neurosciences Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal

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