[ [7] Der Hirnbruch und seine Behandlung. Moscow, 1896.
[ [8] Beitr. zur klin. Chir., vol. iii, p. 228.
[ [9] St. Bart. Hosp. Reports. Lawrence Ward. May 5, 1896.
[10] Beitr. zur klin. Chir., vol. vii, p. 228.
[11] American Practice of Surgery. Bryant and Buck.
[12] Tumours, Innocent and Malignant. Bland Sutton.
[13] Brain, 1902, p. 140.
[14] In estimating the size of the head, the following tables—after Bonnifay—will be useful:—
| Age. | Circumference of head (average). | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth to fifteenth day | 343 | millimetres | (approximate). |
| Fifteenth day to 2 months | 368 | „ | „ |
| At 3 months | 388 | „ | „ |
| Six months to 1 year | 429 | „ | „ |
| One year to 2 years | 459 | „ | „ |
| Normal rapidity of growth of the head | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| During the first 3 months | 44 | millimetres | (approximate). |
| During 3 to 6 months | 41 | „ | „ |
| From 6 months to 1 year | 30 | „ | „ |
| During second year | 14 | „ | „ |