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ArticleWorld neurosurgery: X2024

YouTube as a source of patient information on awake craniotomy: Analysis of content quality and user engagement.

Ibrahim E Efe, Clareana Tesch, Prarthana Subedi

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Article in World neurosurgery: X, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Systematic review of the quality, readability, and reliability of web-based pediatric neurosurgical patient education information.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ibrahim E EfeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Clareana TeschDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Municipal Salgado Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, R. Arquias Cordeiro, 370 - Meier, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20770-000, Brazil.
Prarthana SubediDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal, Bhandarkhal, Syanobharyang, Devnagar, Maitri Tole, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

•Most YouTube videos on awake craniotomy are of poor educational value.•Intraoperative musical performances by patients are the strongest driver of video popularity.•User engagement of awake craniotomy videos is not linked to their educational quality.•Patients must be aware of the high prevalence of misleading content on YouTube.•Patients may require guidance in choosing the best resources online.

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Awake brain surgeryAwake craniotomyInternetNeurosurgeryPatient educationVideoYouTube

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PMID38090193
PMCPMC10714228

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