World Neurosurg
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To investigate if COVID-19 UK lockdown measures resulted in a delay in the presentation and treatment of patients with cauda equina syndrome (CES). ⋯ Despite the pandemic, patients with CES were promptly admitted and operated on with good outcomes. Shorter duration of hospital stay could be attributed to adaptation of spinal services.
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BRAINterns 2.0: durability of webinar-based education and social media beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Webinars offer novel educational opportunities beyond those of traditional, in-person experiences. BRAINterns is an open-access webinar-based education platform created to replace opportunities lost during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This program previously showed the efficacy of webinars to expand access to careers in medicine, and in particular, neurosurgery. BRAINterns 2.0 was established to assess the durability of Web-based learning. ⋯ Webinar-based education programs continue to be of interest to students in an increasingly digital world. Social media, and specifically the use of educational ambassadors, are effective to improve visibility of educational programs across a diverse population of students. Understanding the desires of participants is critical to building a successful online education platform.
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A man in his early 20s presented with diplopia. Imaging revealed a pineal region hemorrhagic lesion, suggestive of cavernous malformation.1-6 The patient underwent an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and was transferred to our institution. In the sitting position, he underwent a supracerebellar infratentorial approach. ⋯ Gravity retraction of the cerebellum was achieved with the supracerebellar infratentorial approach in the sitting position, torcular craniotomy exposed the major sinuses, and drainage of cerebrospinal fluid widened the surgical corridor and facilitated resection of this lesion (Video 1). Histopathological findings are critical to establish the correct diagnosis because magnetic resonance imaging findings can be misleading. The patient provided written informed consent for the procedure.