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SUMMARY

Analysing the cases of trepanation published in European literature and comparing them with Hungarian cases several important differences could be found. While in Europe the bulk of the trepanated sculls generally dates from the prehistoric times, in Hungary the majority of cases dates from the 10. century AD. In contrast to surgeons of other regions, the healers of the Hungarian settlers didn’t avoid bridgeing the varicosus brain sinuses, so they could often perform a trepanation touching even two or three scull-bones as well. The surgeons of the region surpassed their western colleagues not only in their operative technique, but probably also in their postoperative therapy as well. As a result of their skills a high percent (ca. 90 %) of their patients survived the operation for a considerably long time. Similar results could be achieved first only by the 20th century neurosurgery. Probably thanks to their successful postoperative therapy and attempts of rehabilitation these healers solved the problem of the internal or external defense of the injured scull.