Radiological Exploration of the Ventricles and Subarachnoid Space

A few evenings ago in the Hall of the Neurological Clinic of Bologna University Dr. HENRI HEcAEN gave a lecture on the physiopathology of writing. As I was listening to his learned exposition memories returned to me of times when my reaction to his work was not always the enjoyment of a quiet listener; namely of the times when ten years before during the seances du samedi at the Neurosurgical Center of Saint Anne Hospital in Paris our meetings often consisted of disputes in a sparkling tangle of alliances and hostilities which would often result in clashes between TALAIRACH AJURIAGUERRA BREGEAT M. and Mme DELL KLoTz (each one passionately pleading for his own speciality) with a brillant chorus of collaborators: CONSTANS ABouLKER DELIGNE SADOUN BANCAUD . . . enlivening the scene. I re member the discussions on clinical cases the lettres au directeur et aux medicins soignants in which GUILLY was a master of diplomacy the biting hints at the administrators the smiles between allies or lovers. And in that casbah-like uproar of students doctors patients attendants technicians and spectators the voice of the Grand Chef preceded by a slam on the table ringing out loudly: Nom de Dieu! Voulez-vous vous taire et nous foutre la paix? Monsieur David was always able to humanize any abstract problem. Saint Anne! An arena where we dealt with the latest findings of neurology psychiatry stereotaxis neurosurgery neurophthalmo logy electroencephalography and neuroradiology. lowe my career to having met Erik Lindgren and Marcel David.