Paul C. Bucy

Cerebral Glioblastomas Can Be Cured

In 1959, a 30-year-old man underwent the removal of a glioblastoma multiforme from the right parietal lobe of his brain. After the operation, he received x-ray therapy. He made a complete recovery. Today, over 25 years later, he is alive and well and is regularly employed full-time. If glioblastomas and other cerebral gliomas are removed completely, the patients can be cured of their tumors.

The Central Neural Mechanism Controlling Movement, With Special Reference To The Pyramidal Tract

In W/irdigung seiner Verdienste um die Entwicklung der Neurochirurgie hat die Deutsche Gesellschaft fSr Neurochirurgie die Fedor-Krause-MedailIe an Prof. Dr. Paul C. Bucy verliehen. Die feierliche Obergabe der Medaille erfolgte anliiBIich des Internationalen Neurochirurgenkongresses 1961 in Washington. Die traditionelle Fedor-Krause-Gediichtnisvorlesung wurde am 2. September 1962 im Rahmen des gemeinsamen Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft fi~r Neurochirurgie und der Osterreichischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft [Sr Neurochirurgie in Bad Ischl gehalten.

Learning after cerebral hemidecortication in monkeys

Abstract Cerebral hemidecorticated monkeys were given two ambiguous cue problems, a spatial stimulus-response discontiguity and a delayed-response problem. In comparison to the normal animals, the lesioned monkeys exhibited a deficit on the first ambiguous test and on the contiguity problem. There was not, as was predicted, a difference on the delayed-response test.

The diagnosis and localization of intracranial tumors with radio-active mercury (Hg203) brain scanning

Our experiences with the use of radio-active mercury brain scanning in the diagnosis of a series of intracranial tumors and granulomas have been discussed. It is our belief that this is the most valuable single test available today for demonstrating and localizing an intracranial space occupying lesion. It was proved of value in a high percentage of cases (83.1%). Not all tumors are demonstrable by this method. Glioblastomas and meningiomas gave diagnostic scans in the highest percentage of cases. Astrocytomas may not be demonstrated by this method. Epidermoids have not been shown with this technic in our experience. Tumors in the posterior fossa and at the base of the skull may be obscured by the radio-activity displayed by the muscles and the nasal mucosa at the base of the skull. The method is safe, is free from discomfort to the patient, is simple to perform and relatively inexpensive. It must not be used by the non-neuro-logically oriented physician to screen out those patients suffering from brain tumor. Unfortunately the tumors which this technic does not disclore are often the early tumors and those most benign, and thus those most amenable to prompt surgical intervention.