Abstract
The 61st meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons was held on June 29 and 30, 1960, as a joint meeting with the Société de Neuro-chirurgie de Langue Francaise. The Presidents, G. Clark-Maxwell (Derby) and E. Laine (Lille), occupied the chair in rotation. The meeting was held at the new Department of Surgical Neurology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, which was formally opened by the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Right Hon. J. S. Maclay, c.m.g., on July 1, 1960.