The Ars Neurochirurgica website is naturally open to everyone and is intended for medical professionals as well as interested laypeople who have an interest in neurosurgical topics. However, some information sections are more suitable for laypeople, while others are geared more toward people who already have a medical and clinical background.
Neurosurgical Conditions
The Neurosurgical Conditions Section is intended to provide general information on various neurosurgically relevant conditions based on scientifically collected data. The primary target audience for whom the articles are written is laypeople. However, the figures and facts presented are certainly also valuable information for people working in the medical field. At present, the number of articles is by no means complete; however, it is worth checking back every few weeks, as new articles on various neurosurgical conditions are continually being added.
Scores and Classifications
The Section for Scores and Classifications is intended primarily for people working in clinical practice. It provides a quick and straightforward way to look up and use various scores and classifications from everyday clinical practice. Wherever possible, the original publication and an original illustration of the classification have been included to eliminate any potential ambiguity arising from translation.
Lexicon
The Neurosurgical Lexicon is intended for brief articles and definitions of various neurosurgical terms and topics. The entries are continuously edited and are intended to serve as an easy-to-use reference work for laypeople and those interested in the field of neurosurgery. The easiest way to access the lexicon entries is through the search function.
Landmark Papers
The Landmark Papers Section offers a small collection of neurosurgical publications that have had a significant influence on clinical decision-making for specific conditions. The publications listed here are naturally incomplete and represent the author's subjective, selective choice; the collection does not claim to be comprehensive. This section is aimed particularly at people in the field who are interested in browsing and consulting the literature. The aim is to add a brief summary to each paper listed there and describe the studies.
Resources
The Resources Section serves as a collection of links to useful and helpful documents or websites dealing with neurosurgery and represents the author's subjective selection.
Tools
Similar to the section for scores and classifications, the Tools section offers useful assistance for everyday clinical practice in the form of web-based calculators for various scores and clinical questions.
If you have requests for specific content or, for example, new web-based calculators for everyday use, you are welcome to contact me at any time by email ([email protected]), and I will try to implement them on the website. I would also appreciate brief feedback regarding any technical, content-related, or language errors so that I can continuously improve the website and