Editorial

Abstract

This issue of Res Medica is largely concerned with the subject of epilepsy, a chronic and often crippling condition, against which even the forces of modern medicine and surgery can only offer a feeble opposition.

One man in Edinburgh who was concerned about the plight of the epileptic was Professor Norman Dott. A great pioneer in the field of surgical neurology, his interests extended outside the operating theatre to the problems of his patients and their fellow sufferers in the community. He campaigned actively for them as leader of the Epilepsy Society in Edinburgh.

We were greatly saddened to hear of his death during the preparation of this issue, he will be sadly missed.