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STANLEY COBB, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1942;70(6):1017-1032.

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In the publication field several important events are to be recorded. A new journal has been launched; in January 1942 appeared the first number of the Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. It is a quarterly, and the three numbers at hand show a high standard of work and bookmaking. The editors are to be congratulated on their production and on their courage in starting such a new project in wartime.

Another event of importance is the appearance of a book by Penfield and Erickson entitled "Epilepsy and Cerebral Localization."¹ This book contains more good information on fits, what they are and where they come from, than any book ever published. The point of view is that of a neurophysiologist using surgery as the chief tool, but the medical and psychologic aspects of the subject are well discussed. Experimental data in the form of careful case material are freely . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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