Future Directions in Neurosurgery: Innovation and Technology
A special issue of Surgeries (ISSN 2673-4095).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 80
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Interests: brain neuromodulation for movement disorders and pain; non-invasive real-time biopsy of intracranial lesions
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Dear Colleagues,
In the ever-evolving field of neurosurgery, advancements and innovations continue to shape the future of patient care and surgical outcomes. The neurosurgical field is changing swiftly. In the last 100 years, neurosurgery has achieved success and access that was beyond the imagination of a nineteenth-century surgeon. What is science fiction now will be fact tomorrow. Open microsurgery has transformed and is transforming into endoscopic/minimally invasive neurosurgery, which is now, in many cases, aided by robotically assisted surgery. Many researchers are defining the future directions of neurosurgery: robotics in neurosurgery, neuro-stem cell therapy, hydrocephalus research, gene therapy in neurological diseases and tumors, functional neurosurgery in PD, pain, psychiatric disorders, drug addiction, new materials, and technical procedures for spine surgery. Another groundbreaking innovation in neurosurgery is the rise of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies. These tools allow surgeons to visualize complex anatomy in three-dimensional space, plan surgeries more accurately, and practice procedures in a virtual environment. The integration of these technologies into the operating room is a game-changer, enabling more precise surgeries and enhancing patient safety.
Prof. Dr. Angelo Lavano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- future directions
- minimal invasive neurosurgery
- robotic
- gene therapy
- functional neurosurgery
- spine surgery
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