Although peripheral nerve surgery has always been an integral part of neurosurgery, its status within the global landscape of the field has long been in the shadow of the more prominent areas, such as skull base or vascular neurosurgery. The peripheral nerve surgery is not a life-saving surgery, but it has been proved to be a life-changing surgery, with a major impact on the quality of patient’s life, as it improves the patient’s ability to perform everyday and professional activities and thus affects his/her physical and psychological well-being.
The peripheral nerve system has been shown to have huge regeneration potential, with significant results enhanced by different modalities of stimulation, therefore systematic research, education, and practice in peripheral nerve surgery is definitely worth the effort.
This Special issue contains 12 manuscripts written by members of the EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) Section of Peripheral Nerve Surgery that are prominent experts in the field.
The EANS Section for Peripheral Nerve Surgery was officially established in 2017, with the following goals: (i) improving knowledge and education in the field of PNS among young generations; (ii) enabling fellowships and internships (from 3 to 12 months) for young neurosurgeons who want to specialize in PNS, by establishing cooperation between European and World centers of excellence in the field; (iii) promoting multidisciplinary collaboration; (iv) raising global awareness about the importance of PNS; (v) identifying the needs of developing countries and providing professional support; (vi) establishing unified standards with regard to the level of neurosurgical technologies, which will be achievable and applicable in all countries, regardless of their current state; (vii) improving the quality of life and social impact; and finally, (ix) establishing a new surgical subspecialization in the future, named nerve surgeon.
Manuscripts in this Article collection present different aspects of peripheral nerve surgery, from basic to innovative, including controversial entities such as Meralgia paresthetica and complex brachial plexus pathology.
Although peripheral nerve surgery has always been an integral part of neurosurgery, its status within the global landscape of the field has long been in the shadow of the more prominent areas, such as skull base or vascular neurosurgery. The peripheral nerve surgery is not a life-saving surgery, but it has been proved to be a life-changing surgery, with a major impact on the quality of patient’s life, as it improves the patient’s ability to perform everyday and professional activities and thus affects his/her physical and psychological well-being.
The peripheral nerve system has been shown to have huge regeneration potential, with significant results enhanced by different modalities of stimulation, therefore systematic research, education, and practice in peripheral nerve surgery is definitely worth the effort.
This Special issue contains 12 manuscripts written by members of the EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) Section of Peripheral Nerve Surgery that are prominent experts in the field.
The EANS Section for Peripheral Nerve Surgery was officially established in 2017, with the following goals: (i) improving knowledge and education in the field of PNS among young generations; (ii) enabling fellowships and internships (from 3 to 12 months) for young neurosurgeons who want to specialize in PNS, by establishing cooperation between European and World centers of excellence in the field; (iii) promoting multidisciplinary collaboration; (iv) raising global awareness about the importance of PNS; (v) identifying the needs of developing countries and providing professional support; (vi) establishing unified standards with regard to the level of neurosurgical technologies, which will be achievable and applicable in all countries, regardless of their current state; (vii) improving the quality of life and social impact; and finally, (ix) establishing a new surgical subspecialization in the future, named nerve surgeon.
Manuscripts in this Article collection present different aspects of peripheral nerve surgery, from basic to innovative, including controversial entities such as Meralgia paresthetica and complex brachial plexus pathology.
