After injury to the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), neurons are not able to
regenerate their axons and recovery is limited by restricted plasticity. Axon regeneration is …

Spinal cord injury is one of the most devastating conditions that affects the central nervous
system. It can lead to permanent disability and there are around two million people affected …

Schwann cells transplantation has considerable promise in spinal cord trauma to bridge the
site of injury and for remyelination in demyelinating conditions. They support axonal …

Schwann cells are a promising candidate for bridging spinal cord injuries and remyelinating
axons. However, grafted Schwann cells show little intermingling with host astrocytes and …

Background Neurosurgical task shifting and task sharing (TS/S), delegating clinical care to
non-neurosurgeons, is ongoing in many hospital systems in which neurosurgeons are …

Objectives Pressures on healthcare systems due to COVID-19 has impacted patients without
COVID-19 with surgery disproportionally affected. This study aims to understand the impact …

Background The M. scio telesensor (Aesculap-Miethke, Germany) is a device integrated
within a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt for non-invasive measurement of the intracranial …

Background. The increasing utilisation of decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain
injury and stroke has led to an increase in the number of cranioplasties undertaken …

Background: The main complication of external ventricular drains (EVD) is infection.
Implementation of evidence-based guidelines for central venous catheter (CVC) care …

Retinal pigment epithelial cell malfunction is a causative feature of age-related macular
degeneration, and transplantation of new retinal pigment epithelial cells is an attractive …