Tumours of the cerebellum / by John Wyllie.

  • Wyllie, John, 1844-1916.
Date:
1908
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Credit: Tumours of the cerebellum / by John Wyllie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TUMOURS OF THE CEREBELLUM PART I Before beginning the consideration of the various symptoms caused by tumours of the cerebellum, it will be in order first to give a short resume of its structure and relationship to neighbouring organs, as well as of its functions. CHAPTER I THE STRUCTURE OF THE CEREBELLUM This portion of the brain lies in the inferior occipital fossae of the cranium, and has above it the occipital lobes of the cerebrum, and below it the pons Varolii and medulla oblongata, and the space between its under surface and the medulla forms the fourth ventricle. It is covered by a fold of dura mater, known as the tentorium cerebelli, and a reflection of this tentorium forms the falx cerebelli, which separates the lateral lobes. The weight of the cerebellum compared to that of the cerebrum is as i : 8-f-. The cerebellum consists of two lateral lobes, or