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Before the Scalpel: How Education Transforms Neurosurgical Care
Izuchukwu Nwachukwu
October 08, 2025
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Understanding Neuro-Embryology
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Deep Dive
Before the Scalpel: How Education Transforms Neurosurgical Care
This paper explores a subtle yet powerful element of surgical care, how knowledge shapes healing. By examining the impact of structured education before neurosurgery, it moves beyond technical mastery to the psychology of trust and recovery. The findings suggest that what happens before the operation may be as important as what occurs in the theatre itself. Still, one question lingers: can information alone transform outcomes in one of medicine’s most intricate specialties?
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Neuro Nuggets
Orbital Nerves
Still confused about orbital nerves? Click here to find out.
If you are only looking at the optic nerve on Orbital MRIs, you need to open your EYES!
Don’t be blind to all the other nerves in the orbit!
Branches of trigeminal V1 &V2 and the oculomotor nerve all can cause pathology in the orbit
But if you don’t look, you won’t see!
— Lea Alhilali, MD (@teachplaygrub)
2:20 PM • Sep 30, 2025
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Researching Regeneration: Innovative Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury
This feature profiles a researcher whose mission could shift the paradigm in spinal cord repair. Using a blend of cell therapy, biomaterials, and regenerative biology, he’s pushing into territory once deemed unreachable. With initial approvals and early trials underway, the path forward still brims with technical, regulatory, and biological uncertainties. The looming question: how far can science stretch to restore what’s been lost?
Beyond
How Do You Know It’s Time to Quit?
The author wrestles with the age-old question, when is it time to let go? She dissects both the emotional and rational signals we often ignore, weaving in anecdotes and mental models that illuminate why we stay longer than we should. It’s a careful exploration of thresholds between endurance and release. And the haunting question lingers: what do you lose by waiting too long to walk away?
