title: Neurosurgery in India: an overview.
abstract: This overview of neurosurgery in India during the last six decades gives a holistic perspective of the phenomenal advances made. Neurosurgical education, the change in clinical spectrum of diseases and their presentation, evolution of various subspecialties and societies, the state of research, the issues peculiar to India, including the urban-rural health divide, the increasing role of information and communication technology in neurosurgery, and the gradual but definite global recognition of Indian neurosurgery will be addressed.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India. drganapathy@apollohospitals.com
authors: Krishnan
authors: K
authors: Ganapathy
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000639:trends; D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003906:Developing Countries; D005544:Forecasting; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000639:trends; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D012423:Rural Health / Q000639:trends; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000639:trends; D059039:Standard of Care; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000639:trends; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000639:trends; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000639:trends; D014504:Urban Health / Q000639:trends; D000078329:Workforce