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Aseptic meningitis and Lamotrigine

Aseptic meningitis is a rare but serious side effect of Lamictal usec FDA has announced.

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Navigation for routine shunt placements

A prospective cohort study of navigated shunt placement compared with standard blind shunt placement at 3 European centers to assess the effect on shunt failure rates.

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A need to change Medical education?

Many young medicos get frustrated when exposed to real medical practice which is far different than in an academic institution and look for alternatives.

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Be Careful About What You Post Online

Social networking is popular. Young physicians should handle them with care.

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Decompressive craniectomy

Decompressive craniectomy has been used in the management of refractory intracranial hypertension for about a century, and is presently one of the most important methods for its control. Technical aspects of decompressive craniectomy vary.

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Neurosurgical teachers are wanted

Neurosurgical teachers are wanted to educate new specialists and thus make Ethiopia self-supplied with specialists in Neurosurgery.

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Intracranial complications following intracranial angioplasty and/or stenting

Periprocedural intracranial complications following intracranial angioplasty and/or stent placement can occur. Experience in a consecutive series of patients.
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Art of Medicine

Medicine is an art based on science. Modern medical care is influenced by evidence based medicine, protocols and insurance agencies. Are we losing out on personalized, innovative patient care.

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Burnout in Medical Students

Many youngsters want a medical career without knowing what they are up to. Medical career is not easy. As someone who loves helping others as a doctor, I can state that “Burn out’ is well known among the physicians, more so in surgical specialties.

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Portraits of the Mind

No one has seen the mind; but we are getting closer.

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Oldest Neurosurgeon alive

Carl Wainwright is the oldest Neurosurgeon alive (as reported in 2008).

Is it true? Is he still alive?

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CMC doctor wins Time magazine contest

Gemlyn George, a research officer at Christian Medical College (CMC) at Vellore, wins ‘Times Magazine’s Asian essay competition ’ with his essay on 'Asian health system'.

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The Cushing Center

The Cushing Center at Yale’s medical school library houses more than the 400 jars of patients' brains and tumors; it also houses a selection from Cushing’s book collection. Anyone interested in seeing this unique collection is invited to visit the Cushing Center. 

Watch him at surgery  and

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Predicting Postop Complications

A regular bedside neurological examination is better than routine CT in post operative care.
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HIV and Neurology

Today is World AIDS day; time to refresh our knowledge.

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Neurosurgical patients get closer to God

Removal of two specific parts of the brain leads to increased self-transcendence, an important aspect of spirituality.

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Ketan Desai is back

Tainted Ketan Desai is back as a Senate member in Gujarat University.  
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Neurosurgical fellowships

Seattle (USA) based Swedish Neuroscience Institute (SNI) offers Fellowships for young neurosurgeons. You may be interested.
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Protocols and ethics

Useful or not, protocols are becoming a part of modern medical practice and corporate health care as in every walk of life. At times physicians are in a dilemma and wonder if they must compromise their ethics.
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