Background Despite the expanding use of machine learning (ML) in fields such as finance
and marketing, its application in the daily practice of clinical medicine is almost non-existent. …

OBJECTIVE The management of excess CSF in patients with hydrocephalus typically
requires using a shunt to divert CSF. Unfortunately, there is a high rate of shunt failure despite …

OBJECTIVE Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization (ETV+CPC)
is a novel procedure for infant hydrocephalus that was developed in sub-Saharan Africa to …

Background The role of surgery for incidentally discovered diffuse incidental low-grade gliomas
(iLGGs) is debatable and poorly documented in current literature. Objective The aim was …

OBJECTIVE Patient outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery, the mainstay
treatment for hydrocephalus in adults, are poor because of high shunt failure rates. The use of …

Background Box trainers are ideal simulators, given they are inexpensive, accessible, and
use appropriate fidelity. Objective The development and validation of an open-source, partial …

Background Similar to clinical palpation, Ultrasound elastography (USE) helps distinguish
between tissues by providing information on their elasticity. While it has been widely explored …

Background Unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA) are increasingly being treated by
endovascular coiling as opposed to open surgical clipping. Unfortunately, endovascular coiling …

Background: Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has revolutionized ischemic stroke care.
We aimed to assess whether neighbourhood socioeconomic status is predictive of access to …

The C-linked phenolic adduct, C8-(2″-hydroxyphenyl)-2′-deoxyguanosine (o-PhOHdG),
has been employed to study the impact of N7-metalation of 2′-deoxyguanosine (dG) within …