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Previous NANSIG Publications

A Protocol for a National Prospective Multicentre Audit and Service Evaluation of Rapid-Access Transient Ischaemic Attack Clinic Attendances in the United Kingdom and Ireland

(January 2026) - Preprints.org

Surgical Site Infection after Craniotomy in Neuro-Oncology (SINO): A protocol for an international prospective multicentre service evaluation across the United Kingdom and Ireland

(January 2025) - PLoS One

Imaging timing after surgery for glioblastoma: an evaluation of practice in Great Britain and Ireland (INTERVAL-GB)- a multi-centre, cohort study

(September 2024) - Journal of Neuro-oncology

Delays in Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis (DIMES): protocol for a multicentre, observational study of multiple sclerosis diagnostic pathways in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

(March 2024) - BMC Neurology 

Cross-sectional Survey of Medical student perceptions of And desires for Research and Training pathways (SMART): an analysis of prospective cohort study of UK medical students

(December 2023) - BMC Medical Education

Care and three-year outcomes of children with Benign Epilepsy with Centro-Temporal Spikes in England

(October 2023) - Epilepsy & Behaviour

Delays in Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis (DIMES): protocol for a multicentre, observational study of multiple sclerosis diagnostic pathways in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

(August 2023) - Research Square

National audit of pathways in epileptic seizure referrals (NAPIER): A national, multicentre audit of first seizure clinics throughout the UK and Ireland

(October 2022) - Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy

A career in neurosurgery: perceptions and the impact of a national SBNS/NANSIG neurosurgery careers day

(October 2022) - British Journal of Neurosurgery

Social and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK medical and nursing students: protocol for a national medical and nursing student survey

(May 2022) - BMJ Open

Are UK medical schools using recommended national curricula for the teaching of clinical neuroscience?

(May 2022) - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Motivations, barriers, and social media: A qualitative study of uptake of women into neurosurgery

(February 2022) - British Journal of Neurosurgery

A survey of teaching undergraduate neuroanatomy in the United Kingdom and Ireland

(Feb 2022) – British Journal of Neurosurgery

Hosting an Educational Careers Day Within the Virtual Paradigm: The Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group Experience

(January 2022) - Cureus

The Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group (NANSIG) - ten years of cultivating interest in clinical neurosciences

(January 2022) - Acta Neurochirurgica

Letter to the Editor: “The Impact of COVID-19 on International Neurosurgical Electives”

(January 2022) – World Neurosurgery

Evaluation of Intraoperative Surgical Adjuncts and Resection of Glioblastoma (ELISAR GB): A UK and Ireland, multicentre, prospective observational cohort study

(October 2021) - Neuro-oncology

Continental Survey of Access to Diagnostic Tools and Endovascular Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Africa

(July 2021) – Frontiers in Surgery

Advocacy Must Start Early: The Success of NANSIG's "Neurosurgeon of the Month" as a Tool to Highlight Role Models for Women in Neurosurgery

(June 2021) – World Neurosurgery

Inspiring the next generation

(April 2021) – Lancet: Neurology

CSF rhinorrhoea after endonasal intervention to the skull base (CRANIAL): Part 1: Multicentre pilot study

(January 2021) – World Neurosurgery

CSF rhinorrhoea after endonasal intervention to the skull base (CRANIAL): Part 2: Impact of COVID-19

(January 2021) – World Neurosurgery

Students' perceptions on race in medical education and healthcare

(January 2021) – Perspectives on Medical Education

Why Are Aspiring Neurosurgeons Considering Leaving the National Health Service to Pursue a Career in North America?

(October 2020) – World Neurosurgery

CSF rhinorrhoea after endonasal intervention to the anterior skull base (CRANIAL): proposal for a prospective multicentre observational cohort study

(September 2020) – British Journal of Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery specialty training in the UK: What you need to know to be shortlisted for an interview

(September 2020) – Annals of Medicine and Surgery

Personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control: a national survey of UK medical students and interim foundation doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic 

(October 2022) - Journal of Public Health

The Factors that Influenced Medical Students’ Decision to Work Within the NHS During the COVID-19 pandemic- a National, Cross-sectional Study

(December 2020) – Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

The mental health and well-being benefits of exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of medical students and newly qualified doctors in the UK

(November 2020) – Irish Journal of Medical Science

SPICE-19: a 3-Month Prospective Cohort Study of 640 Medical Students and Foundation Doctors

(July 2021) – Medical Science Educator

Adjusting to Disrupted Assessments, Placements and Teaching (ADAPT): a snapshot of the early response by UK medical schools to COVID-19

(August 2020) - MedRXiv

Medical students’ mood adversely affected by COVID-19 pandemic: An interim analysis from the SPICE-19 prospective cohort study of 2075 medical students and interim foundation doctors 

(July 2020) - Research Square

The evolution of an SBNS-accredited NANSIG simulated skills workshop for aspiring neurosurgical trainees: an analysis of qualitative and quantitative data

(May 2020) – Acta Neurochirurgica

Social media could address the gender gap in neurosurgery

(March 2020) – Lancet Neurology

Motivations, barriers, and social media: a qualitative study of uptake of women into neurosurgery

(November 2020) – British Journal of Neurosurgery

Evaluation of nationwide referral pathways, investigation and treatment of suspected cauda equina syndrome in the United Kingdom

(May 2019) – British Journal of Neurosurgery

Launching an SBNS-accredited Neurosurgical skills workshop for medical students and foundation trainees

(July 2017) – British Journal of Neurosurgery

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