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Brain Herniation is very bad. The Good is identifying and treating reversible contributors.
Surgical anatomy & approaches to pituitary/sella are fun to study, but before going there, study complete lab w/u for all secr & even non secr adenomas, presentations, exam/imaging findings, when to med tx vs surg vs both, outcomes, & complications. Start w Cushings PR & GH
Students, know your dreaded plexus and peripheral nerve anatomy and impress your team.
It worries me that a person with a scalp vessel supplying their brain (STA-MCA Bypass or EDAS) will unintentionally wear too tight sunglasses/ reading glasses and cause ischemia.
Students of #spine, you may place a pedicle screw if lucky, but always be ready to identify & describe every anatomical structure you’ll encounter in Open or MIS posterior lumbar approaches. For extra credit, knowledge up on anatomy for anterior, lateral, oblique, etc.
What lobe is your lobe? What brain structure fascinates you? I’ve got the Entorhinal cortex. #neurosurgery