Background The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by infection with
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has recently been …

The thalamus is a deep cerebral structure that is crucial for proper neurological functioning
as it transmits signals from nearly all pathways in the body. Insult to the thalamus can, …

… Our case 79/M Cervical stenosis secondary to spondylosis from C3-6 with intramedullary
T2-HI, buckling of ligamentum flavum posteriorly at C3-4 and C4-5 (b/l LE and hand weakness, …

Background The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a dramatic impact on
health care systems and a variable disease course. Emerging evidence demonstrates that …

Although there is increasing evidence that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects the
neurologic system, it is not a neurosurgical disease. 1 Yet the impact of the current …

Background: Steadily increasing expenditure in the United States health-care system has
led to a shift toward a value-based model that focuses on quality of care and cost-effectiveness…

The sacroiliac joint is a diarthrodial synovial joint in the pelvis. Anatomically, it is described
as a symphysis, its synovial joint characteristics being limited to the distal cartilaginous …

Background: Brain tumors represent a group of neoplasms arising from brain tissue, each
with their own unique biology, prognosis, and treatment. Included in this group are neoplasms …

Background Medical subspecialties including neurosurgery have seen a dramatic shift in
operative volume in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The goal …

OBJECTIVE The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is an international collaboration and the
largest comprehensive investigation of global health disease burden ever conducted. It has …