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Personality and Neurosurgery

Proceedings of the Third Convention of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica Brussels, August 30–September 2, 1987

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Jean Brihaye

    1. Clinique Neurochirurgicale, Bruxelles, Belgium

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  2. Luc Calliauw

    1. Kliniek voor Neurochirurgie, Gent, Belgium

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  3. Friedrich Loew

    1. Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Homburg/Saar, Federal Republic of Germany

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  4. Raymond Bergh

    1. Kliniek voor Neurologie en Neurochirurgie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

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Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement (NEUROCHIRURGICA, volume 44)

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Table of contents (36 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Address

      • Yoshiya Kato
      Pages 3-4

    3. Address

      • Willy de Clercq
      Pages 5-5

  3. Meaning of Human Personality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Behaviourism East and West

      • M. Brandeleer
      Pages 9-18

    3. The Problem of Mind in Eastern Philosophy

      • Hajime Nakamura
      Pages 19-32

    4. The Dynamics of Personality. An East European View

      • J. Kelemen
      Pages 33-38

    5. The Concept of “Persona”: Substance or Relation

      • G. Hottois
      Pages 39-43

  4. Methodology of Personality Evaluation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Introduction

      • G. Stroobandt
      Pages 47-47

    3. Methodology of the Evaluation of the Personality

      • W. Huber
      Pages 48-53

    4. Discussion on Methods for the Evaluation of the Personality

      • Nicole Sichez-Auclair
      Pages 54-55

  5. Changes of Personality as Consequence of Severe Brain Injuries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Personality Change After Severe Head Injury

      • N. Brooks
      Pages 59-64

    3. Post-Traumatic Personality: as Many Cases as Individuals

      • Nicole Sichez-Auclair
      Pages 65-66

    4. Post-Traumatic Psychoses

      • A. Violon
      Pages 67-69

    5. Personality After Head Injury

      • R. A. Frowein, R. Firsching
      Pages 70-73

    6. A Relativistic Cybernetic Model for the Personality Disorders Caused by Head Injuries

      • I. A. Oprescu, G. Burstein, F. Loew
      Pages 74-77

    7. Unexpected Improvement After Prolonged Post-Traumatic Vegetative State

      • W. F. M. Arts, H. R. van Dongen, J. Meulstee
      Pages 78-79
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About this book

The human personality is inextricably bound up with, among other things, the function of the central nervous system. Diseases and malfunctions of the brain, head injuries and neurosurgical operations can all result in permanently altered behaviour patterns. This interrelation between brain and behaviour is most clearly demonstrated in cases involving functional neurosurgery and severe traumatic lesions. Despite the fact that this interrelation represents an everyday challenge to the neurosurgeon, it is a question which receives less attention than it deserves in neurosurgical meetings. Given the scope and complexity of this topic, it is not possible to cover every aspect of it here: hence, discussion is limited to the impact on personality of injuries, language, epilepsy and psychosurgery. However, before considering the medical aspects, it was deemed necessary to try and arrive at a definition of "personality". This question was discussed by a number of philosophers representing various perspectives. Their diversity of viewpoints and conceptions greatly enriched the discussions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Clinique Neurochirurgicale, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Jean Brihaye

  • Kliniek voor Neurochirurgie, Gent, Belgium

    Luc Calliauw

  • Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Homburg/Saar, Federal Republic of Germany

    Friedrich Loew

  • Kliniek voor Neurologie en Neurochirurgie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

    Raymond Bergh

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Personality and Neurosurgery

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Third Convention of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica Brussels, August 30–September 2, 1987

  • Editors: Jean Brihaye, Luc Calliauw, Friedrich Loew, Raymond Bergh

  • Series Title: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9005-0

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-9007-4Published: 07 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-9005-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0065-1419

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-8395

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 185

  • Topics: Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neurosciences, Rehabilitation

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