Neurophobia Among Medical Students: Is Virtual Teaching the Answer?

Objective: Neurophobia is well recognized as dissuading medical students from neurocentric specialties and limiting the success of neurology and neurosurgery teaching at medical school. Past studies have associated neurophobia with deficiencies in medical education. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of medical students' confidence and perceived level of knowledge in recognizing the following neurosurgical and neurological emergencies: ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, status epilepticus, subarachnoid hemorrhage, increased intracranial pressure, acute hydrocephalus, spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, and traumatic brain injury.

Device profile of EndoAnchors for aortic stent graft implantation: overview of their safety and efficacy.

Introduction: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) are established techniques to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA). However, there are limitations when challenging proximal neck anatomy is present. Heli-FX EndoAnchors have been used in addition to EVAR and TEVAR to improve proximal sealing of a stent-graft, but there are limited data available on their outcomes, safety, and efficacy.

The effectiveness of the Guy's Rapid Diagnostic Clinic (RDC) in detecting cancer and serious conditions in vague symptom patients.

Background: Rapid Diagnostic Clinics (RDC) are being expanded nationally by NHS England. Guy's RDC established a pathway for GPs and internal referrals for patients with symptoms concerning for malignancy not suitable for a site-specific 2WW referral. However, little data assessing the effectiveness of RDC models are available in an English population.