Mid brain pressure

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.192
  • Dates of Creation
    • n.d. [? 1950s]
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 22.9 cms Width: 23.8 cms 1 object Drawing, carbon dustRoss board Good

Scope and Content

Four separate drawing of the same specimen labelled A-D. Images A-C are sections of the mid brain and image D is a lateral outline drawing of the pituitary region. Annotations on the back read "Patient's surname 300/54 Manchester University" and "Johnson & Yates Clinico-pathological aspects of pressure changes at the tentorium fig.4".

This image features as figure 4 in the publication R.T. Johnson & P.O. Yates, 'Clinico-pathological aspects of pressure changes at the tentorium', Acta Radiologica 1956 (46) pp.242-9, in which it is described as follows: "Right parietal malignant astrocytoma; section of mid brain at tentorial level".

Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner.

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