OBJECTIVE Africa contributes significantly to the global neurosurgical disease burden but
has only 1% of the neurosurgery workforce. This study appraises the neurosurgical …

Background: Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) causes morbidity and disability worldwide.
Pediatric patients are uniquely vulnerable due to developmental and psychosocial factors …

Background: Despite the well-established potent benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT)
for large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke, access to MT has not been studied globally. We …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19),
which began as an epidemic in China and spread globally as a pandemic, has necessitated …

The field of neurosurgery has always been propelled by the adoption of novel technologies
to improve practice. Although advancements have occurred in the diagnosis, treatment, and …

Introduction Social media have become ubiquitous and their role in medicine is quickly
growing. They provide an open platform by which members share educational material …

Globally, the discipline of neurosurgery has evolved remarkably fast. Despite being one of
the latest medical specialties, which appeared only around hundred years ago, it has …

THE coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has swept the globe at an unprecedented
rate, flooding hospitals and revealing the vulnerabilities of finite supplies and providers …

Introduction Globally, spina bifida (SB) occurs more often in low-and middle-income
countries, where the healthcare demands are often quite challenging. Several …

Background External ventricular drain (EVD) placement is mandatory for several
pathologies. The misplacement rate of the EVD varies widely in literature, ranging from 12.3 …