The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-28
ApopleIy Cured by an Incision Ia
the Brain.
ALL BEHoLDERs AsToUNDED
Operation Performed ia New York FOst
Graduate Hospital clOt Of Blood
Successfully Renewed.

New York. Dec. Clone Of the most
notable surgical operations performed re-
Gently, AMI one which may furnish a
precedent for the treatment Of apopletic
cases in which the pressure Of a clot OF
blood formed on tho brain can be local
lied, took place at the New York Post
Graduate hospital This operation was
that Of trephining, the cutting Of a hole
in the skull Of the patient, through which
the effussd blood resulting from the
stroke Of apoplexy was allowed to escape
and Il was performed BY one Of the vis-
itlng stah Of surgeons and a local physi-
can who lectures anh operates at post
graduate and other hospitals. before a
Ihrge body OF clln: al students. doctors
from all parts OF the country. who we're
in New York with view to brushing
up" on the latest developments In the
work Of their profession.
The patient was Henri Chevaiier. a
French dressmaker. q years old. Che-
Waller IS a man OF good physique ana at
the time cf his stroke which occurred De-
cerber 1s,w as apparently in good health.
Mime. Chevalisr sail that her husband
had been a well man most Of his life and
had never had IN attack Of ;popiexy
before. and that one seemed quite unac-
countabIe.
When NJ. Chevalier was seizsl and his
family physician called. 1t was seen that
he was IN condition OF immediate dan
ger. The surgeon referred to beforehand
an acquaintance Of the family physician
was called in an hour after the attack.
and saw that the patislt was fast dying.
It was decided TO perform an operation
as quickly as possible, a. that was the
only way to save his life. and to that
end he was removed to the amphitheatre
OF the post graduate hospital The op-
ieration was performed as a part Of the
iusual cline. witnessed by the physicitlns
attending the post graduate school in the
hospital. The operating surgeon had sent
for ueurologist Of whose services as a
consultant he wanted TO make Sc or
, but the latter physician was late in ar.
/ riving and so the surgeon went ahead
with his work As the apopletic attack
= had rendered NJ Chevalier almost totaIly
unconscious by paralysis Of the nerve
centers the effusad blood having pene.
tFiated to all parts Of the brain. very lit
( tie ether had TO be used The skull wa.
j trephined and the clot OF blood formed
by the bursting of some OF the small
= !, arteries on the left side of the head wa,
i allowed to escape Some thirty second,
). AFTER the brain pressure which was -kilIlns
= 4, the patient Rad been removed his pulls,
= i and respiration which had almost stoppet
began to approach their normal action
= / From that time ne has steadily improved
=. 4 Not the slightest setback has occurred
to refieet dfscrcdit on the Judgment 81
r performing the opertion. and the sur.
geon who carried 1t through looks for IN,
patients recovery r
The operation seems 10 have been thor.
: oushiy successful, as It was praetieaIIy
, certain when 1t was decided on. tha,
without It the patient would have died
FIN a few hours. The method OF treat
iment heretofore used, according to the
istatement of a physieiaHI seen at the
Hospital last night, had been Of a con-
Servative nature, The principle was to
Nheep the patient quiet and to provide as
Tar as possible for his comfort.