Arthur Roland Elvidge (1899-1985): contributions to the diagnosis of brain tumors and cerebrovascular disease

Journal of Neurosurgery
Mark C PreulG Bertrand

Abstract

The contributions of Arthur Elvidge (1899-1985), Wilder Penfield's first neurosurgical recruit, to the development of neurosurgery have been relatively neglected, although his work in brain tumors extended the previous work of Percival Bailey and Harvey Cushing. He published rigorous correlations of clinical and histological information and formulated a revised, modern nosology for neuroepithelial tumors, including a modern histological definition of glioblastoma multiforme. Well ahead of his time, he believed that glioblastoma was not strictly localized and was the first to comment that the tumor frequently showed "satellitosis." He was the first neurosurgeon in North America to use angiography as a radiographic aid in the diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease. Having studied with Egas Moniz, he was the first to detail the use of angiographic examinations specifically for demonstrating cerebrovascular disorders, believing that it would make possible routine surgery of the intracranial blood vessels. Seeking to visualize all phases of angiography, he was the impetus behind the design of one of the first semi-automatic film changers. Elvidge and Egas Moniz made the first observations on thrombosis of the carotid vessels independe...Continue Reading

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Oct 1, 1970·Journal of Neurosurgery·B M Barone, A R Elvidge
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Jul 1, 1956·Journal of Neurosurgery·A R ELVIDGE, A MARTINEZ-COLL
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