Social media as a tool for patient education in neurosurgery: an overview

NA Shlobin, S Patel, NS Dahdaleh - World neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Social media is becoming increasingly prominent in neurosurgery. However,
the specifics of using social media as a tool for patient education have not yet been …

Social media as a clinical, educational and networking tool for neurosurgeons: A systematic review of literature

M Farooq, M Farooq, N Atiq, KU Ranjha… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The use of social media has been drastic in the field of neurosurgery over the
last two decades. Almost 70% of neurosurgeons use social media platforms such as …

Quality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platforms

R Hu, H Zhang, B Yuan, K Zhang, J Xu, X Cui, T Du… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Gastric cancer is a major public health problem worldwide. Social media has
affected public's daily lives in ways no one ever thought possible. Both TikoTok and its …

[HTML][HTML] The top 100 social media influencers in neurosurgery on Twitter

I Riccio, AS Dumont, A Wang - Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study is to identify the top 100 social media influencers in
Neurosurgery on Twitter, describe who they are, and correlate their social media influence …

Deep brain stimulation in children and youth: perspectives of patients and caregivers gleaned through Twitter

LM Elkaim, F Niazi, JJ Levett, R Bokhari… - Neurosurgical …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE This study aims to glean patient and caregiver perspectives surrounding deep
brain stimulation (DBS) in children and youth through an analysis of patterns of social media …

[HTML][HTML] # Neurosurgery: A cross-sectional analysis of neurosurgical content on TikTok

JD McBriar, A Mishra, HA Shah, JA Boockvar… - World Neurosurgery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives TikTok is a social media platform that has gained popularity and become a
powerful engine to disseminate public health and medical information. To date, no study has …

The role of social media on the research productivity of neurosurgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic

RS Lavadi, I Bozkurt, MM Harikar, GE Umana… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic committees of all countries restricted face-to-face
interactions. This study aimed to determine how the pandemic changed the research output …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical myelopathy and social media: mixed methods analysis

LM Elkaim, JJ Levett, F Niazi, MA Alvi… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a progressive neurologic condition
caused by age-related degeneration of the cervical spine. Social media has become a …

Microvascular decompression and trigeminal neuralgia: patient sentiment analysis using natural language processing

F Niazi, LM Elkaim, NMZ Khomami, JJ Levett… - World neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Microvascular decompression (MVD) as a treatment for trigeminal neuralgia (TGN)
has high success rate but is associated with risks of complication. This study analyzes …

Social media and neurosurgery: insights from the top 100 neurosurgery influencers on twitter

K El Naamani, CJ Yudkoff, A Carreras, R Abbas… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The rise in popularity of social media (SoMe) in medicine has created a
powerful tool for the professional development and continued education of clinicians …