2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-Vesalius Award 700. Travels to the Tropics: “Deutschtum” and Fedor Krause’s visits to Brazil

Vesalius Award 700. Travels to the Tropics: “Deutschtum” and Fedor Krause’s visits to Brazil

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Video Summary

The video is a recording of a conference session at the Vesalius Awards. The session begins with the announcement that a medical student won half of the award, presenting a paper on Sir Victor Horsley. This is followed by the introduction of Dr. De Silva, an international presenter from Brazil, who will speak on Fedor Krause's travels to Brazil. Dr. De Silva expresses gratitude for the award and acknowledges his professor. He then discusses Krause's contributions to German neurosurgery and his activities in South America in the context of post-World War I German influence. Krause's trip to Brazil in 1920 and 1922 is described, along with his medical cases and their outcomes. The talk concludes with the significance of Krause's visits in rebuilding German-Brazilian relations and promoting Brazilian neurosurgery.

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Introduction - Mark C. Preul, MD, Award Recipient - Saul A. da Silva, MD (Brazil)

Keywords

Vesalius Awards

medical student

Sir Victor Horsley

Dr. De Silva

Fedor Krause