21 Mar More Neurosurgeons Will Be Needed As Population Ages
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD
Chief of Neurosurgery, New York Harbor Health Care System
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Physiology
Co-Director, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Veterans Center
NYU Langone Medical Center
Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: The purpose of this study was to determine the current and future incidence of chronic subdural hemorrhage in the United States civilian and Veterans’ Administration populations. It’s main findings are that, as the population ages, the incidence of subdural hemorrhage is increasing.
Medical Research: What should clinicians and patients take away from your report?
Response: Clinicians and patients need to be aware that the need for neurosurgical and rehabilitation care for people with chronic subdural hemorrhage is increasing as the population ages. They need to work with their politicians and other leadership to ensure that adequate resources are in place for the future. They also need to recognize that research on mechanisms to prevent brain atrophy are critical to slowing this trend of increasing incidence of subdural hemorrhage. Support for such research is extremely important.
Medical Research: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?
Response: Training of increased numbers of neurosurgeons will likely be necessary as the US population ages.
Citation:
Actual and projected incidence rates for chronic subdural hematomas in United States Veterans Administration and civilian populations
david balser, bs, sameer Farooq,talha mehmood, md, marleen reyes, ba, and uzma samadani, md, phd
Journal of Neurosurgery Posted online on March 20, 2015.
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD (2015).
More Neurosurgeons Will Be Needed As Population Ages
Last Updated on March 21, 2015 by Marie Benz MD FAAD