In this vlog we’ll be exploring what it’s like being married to a neurosurgeon. My wife Sahar is a GP in London and has been married to a neurosurgeon for 6 years. She will be answering some Instagram questions about being married to a neurosurgeon and talking about some of the challenges and her experiences […]
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Day in the life – Neurosurgeon on call
Ever wondered what a day in the life of a neurosurgeon on call is like? Join us for the 28 hour on-call with a neurosurgery resident in a UK major trauma centre and feel free to pop us any questions in the comments section!
An introduction to brain aneurysms
This is An illustrated introduction to brain aneurysms, by guest author Dr Ciléin Kearns (artibiotics) An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of an artery. It creates a weak point in a pressurised system. The aneurysm can burst, leaking blood with catastrophic results, including disability and death. There is an important network of arteries […]
CRASH 3
The long-awaited results of Crash3 were recently released, but what does it all mean? This summary is useful to quickly get to grips with the study.
Why do we do research in neurosurgery?
Neurosurgeons thrive on adrenaline. Whether it be the unexpected chaos of being the ‘on call’ neurosurgeon for a day, having to complete 3 complex operations during a day in the operating theatre or having to consult and manage 12 patients in a morning in the outpatient clinic, the daily life of a neurosurgeon is seldom […]