• J Clin Neurosci · Dec 2009

    Biography Historical Article

    Emil theodor kocher (1841-1917).

    • Cheryl Choong and Andrew H Kaye.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia. cheryl.choong@mh.org.au
    • J Clin Neurosci. 2009 Dec 1; 16 (12): 1552-4.

    AbstractThe year 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the first Nobel Prize to be awarded to a surgeon, Emil Theodor Kocher. Kocher was a surgical pioneer and in 1909 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to the understanding and treatment of the thyroid gland. What is lesser known are his contributions to neurosurgery. He published articles on traumatic epilepsy, brain damage and trepanation. Together with Harvey Cushing, they pioneered and expanded on research of the physiology of intracranial pressure, which led to the advent of the Cushing-Kocher theory.

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