World Neurosurg
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The neurosurgery residency match is a competitive process. While medical research offers esteemed learning opportunities, productivity is closely evaluated by residency programs. Accordingly, students work diligently to make contributions on projects within their neurosurgery departments. The present study evaluated medical student research productivity for each of the 118 U.S. neurosurgery residency programs. ⋯ This study is the first to evaluate neurosurgery medical student productivity in North America. By systematizing first authorships, incoming students who desire to pursue neurosurgery can be informed of institutions with student involvement, and departments that use medical student expertise can be recognized.
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Review Case Reports
Spontaneous cranial bone regeneration after a craniectomy in an adult.
Spontaneous reossification is a very rare phenomenon following a large calvarial defect, particularly in adults. A 29-year-old woman with acute subdural hematoma and brain edema underwent emergent decompressive craniectomy and evacuation of hematoma. Follow-up examination 2 years later showed a well-formed bone along the craniectomy site. ⋯ A literature review is provided, and the physiology of the process is suggested. Pericranium, diploë, and, above all, dura mater collaborate in spontaneous bone formation. All these layers are very important, and they must be respected during dissection.
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Review Historical Article
The Original Cushing Society: A Historical Review of the Senior Society's First 6 Meetings.
The Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS), founded in 1920, is one of the oldest neurosurgical society in the world. The founding members were prominent surgeons that met with the idea of furthering the field of neurosurgery. Initial meetings were forums to observe and discuss new surgeries. ⋯ Cases that ultimately changed the practice of neurosurgery at that time will be profiled. The SNS began as a traveling club of neurosurgical leaders who learned from each other's clinical experience to mold this burgeoning new field. However, the members made an impact on how neurosurgery was practiced nationally.
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This study set out to investigate the relationships between the neutrophil-to-albumin ratio (NAR) in the early stages of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and the occurrence of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI). ⋯ NAR, in positive correlation with the severity of hemorrhage, appears to be a novel predictive biomarker of DCI after aSAH.
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In this systematic review, preoperative educational interventions for patients undergoing neurosurgical treatment are identified and their impact on patient knowledge acquisition and satisfaction is assessed. ⋯ Patient educational interventions using various modalities are broadly applicable within neurosurgery and ubiquitously enhance patient knowledge and satisfaction. Interventions should be implemented when possible.