Virtual Reality in Preoperative Planning of Complex Cranial Surgery.

Objective: Changing paradigms of neurosurgical training and limited operative exposure during the residency period have made it necessary to evaluate newer technologies for training. Virtual reality (VR) technology provides three-dimensional reconstruction of routine imaging, along with the ability to see as well as interact. The application of VR technology in operative planning, which is an important part of neurosurgical training, has been incompletely studied so far.

A qualitative exploratory study of delay in the presentation of gastrointestinal cancer.

Introduction: Patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers often present late in the advanced stages, due to various reasons and may experience delays in treatment. Hence, we have attempted to find the factors leading to this delay.

Methods: This was an exploratory qualitative study, in a tertiary care hospital, including 20 patients with advanced GI cancers.

Role of prophylactic antiepileptic drugs in chronic subdural hematoma-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chronic subdural hematoma is a common neurosurgical pathology, which is more commonly seen in the elderly age group. Few patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) can have seizures-either before or after surgical intervention. Reported incidence of seizures varies from 0.