Hydrocephalus and the first report of an external ventriculostomy: the contributions of Fabrici d'Acquapendente in the Italian Renaissance

Affiliations

• ¹ Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
• ² Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. Electronic address: kristy.latour@gmail.com.
• ³ Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.