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I am very pleased to present to you the fourth issue of the Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery. Our journal is fast establishing itself as the official organ of neurosurgeons in the Arab world. Previous issues have been extremely well received by the neurosurgical community, and I have also received very encouraging reviews and comments from our colleagues who are involved with established neurosurgical journals in North America and Europe. As you know the ISSN number has already been assigned to our journal and we continue to strive to improve the standard of the scientific contributions. Our colleagues from all over the world have promised their continued support with contributions, which I am sure will help enhance the image of the specialty in the region and promote state of the art scientific work. As you all know, we are fast approaching the end of our first successful century of the practice of neurosurgery, the third millennium is round the corner. Neurosurgery will also be celebrating special milestones. It will be the end of the first century of modern neurological surgery, a surgery of splendid accomplishments leading to safe craniotomies and routine spinal operations. A century of excised neoplasms and clipped aneurysms. A century of pain relief and tremor control. A century of neuroanaesthesia, neurocritical care, neurogenetics, etc. and, of course, a century of computers and countless technical applications. We are at the threshold of new discoveries in neurobiology with a million promises of clinical applications awaiting neurosurgical genius. We, in the Arab world have to stand up to the challenge that we face in the third millennium. Efforts are being made to counter the advances taking place in the rest of the scientific world. This journal is a forum to keep abreast with the technological skills and scientific knowledge being made available by our peers. |
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The last six months have witnessed immense neurosurgical activities
in the Arab world. Excellent scientific meetings have taken place
where opportunities have been provided to share in knowledge and
experience. In October last year the Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society
met in Sharm Al?Sheikh, Egypt, where Professor Sheriff Ezzat took
over the reins of the Pan Arab Society. A number of internationally
renowned neurosurgeons, including Prof. M. Samii, Prof. Hakuba and
others graced the occasion. |
