Pediatric Neurosurgery in East Africa: An Education and Needs-Based Survey.

Introduction: A pediatric neurosurgery training workshop was organized for residents and consultants in East Africa. We aimed to compile feedback from the course participants to 1) characterize the state of neurosurgical education; and 2) identify the perceived practical education needs.

Methods: The survey of demographic, clinical background and practice, and feedback questions was distributed to all attendees.

Posttraumatic Charcot (Neuropathic) Spinal Arthropathy at the Cervicothoracic Junction.

Background: Charcot spine arthropathy (posttraumatic neuroarthropathy of the spine) has been reported to be a very late and rare complication of spinal cord injury. Charcot of the cervicothoracic and upper thoracic region rarely is reported in the literature. Charcot spinal arthropathy is a cause of progressive deformity and may present as late as 30 years after the original spinal cord injury.