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CC BY 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2024; 13(03): 190-191
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1795108
Editorial

Cadaveric Dissection as Part of the Curriculum for Neurosurgical Residents!!

Sharad Pandey
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Anatomy has been taught using different approaches including didactic lectures, practical sessions based on models, prosected materials, cadaveric dissection, and living anatomy sessions, as well as newer methods such as three-dimensional (3D) models and interactive computer-based software, body painting, radiological images, and holograms. Traditionally, cadaveric dissection had been the mainstream of delivering an anatomy curriculum in medical schools.

Currently various hands-on workshops have been held to learn the microneurosurgical anatomy with the help of a cadaver. An example of enriching experience where cadaveric brains are used to learn the sylvian fissure dissection, which is one of the most commonly used approach and has a very intricate anatomy and requiring acquired skills to do the same, is shown in [Fig. 1].

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Fig. 1 Microsurgical dissection being taught at Neurofest by Neurological Surgeons Society of India (NSSI), hands-on sylvian fissure cadaveric dissection course for residents, Department of Anatomy, Jaipur National University, Jaipur.


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31 December 2024

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