Paul Klimo Jr., MD, FAANS— There are a number of military conflicts raging in the world today – Syria, Ukraine, Iraq and Afghanistan, to name a few. Tragically, innocent civilians often make up the greatest percentage of casualties and deaths. For example, at the time of this writing, greater than 1,000 people have reportedly been killed in the latest and brief Gaza conflict, with thousands more injured, many of them civilians. Through the ages, civilian and military neurosurgeons from around the world have been called upon to care for civilians (adults and children) and soldiers who have suffered battlefield neurologic injuries, often providing such care in hostile or less-than-ideal environments.
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Random Sample
Archived Survey Results
If you had a parent with Alzheimer’s disease, would you get tested for genetic risk factors for that condition?
- Yes (61%, 83 Votes)
- No (39%, 52 Votes)
Total Voters: 135
Which of the following is the best option at this time?
- Interhemispheric transcallosal interforniceal or intraventricular microscopic resection of colloid cyst (46%, 16 Votes)
- Continued observation with annual gadolinium-enhanced MRI (37%, 13 Votes)
- Right trans-frontal endoscopic resection of colloid cyst (17%, 6 Votes)
- Right trans-frontal microscopic resection of colloid cyst (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
Which should be the main source of clinical decision-making?
- Evidence-based medicine (51%, 62 Votes)
- Accumulated personal experience and knowledge (49%, 60 Votes)
Total Voters: 122
Which of the following is the best option at this time?
- Continued observation with bi-annual gadolinium-enhanced MRI (59%, 13 Votes)
- Awake craniotomy, cortical mapping and gross-total resection (18%, 4 Votes)
- Awake craniotomy, cortical mapping and debulking (14%, 3 Votes)
- Awake craniotomy, cortical mapping and open biopsy (9%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 22
I would be willing to financially support neurosurgical residency training.
- No (61%, 60 Votes)
- Yes (39%, 39 Votes)
Total Voters: 99