Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar 751003, India.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia.
Postgrad Med J. 2023 May 22;99(1170):240-243. doi: 10.1093/postmj/qgad002.
The tremendous evolution in modern technology has led to a paradigm shift in neurosurgery. The latest advancements such as augmented reality, virtual reality, and mobile applications have been incorporated into neurosurgical practice. NeuroVerse, representing the application of the metaverse in neurosurgery, brings enormous potential to neurology and neurosurgery. Implementation of NeuroVerse could potentially elevate neurosurgical and interventional procedures, enhance medical visits and patient care, and reshape neurosurgical training. However, it is also vital to consider the challenges that may be associated with its implementation, such as privacy issues, cybersecurity breaches, ethical concerns, and widening of existing healthcare inequalities. NeuroVerse adds phenomenal dimensions to the neurosurgical environment for patients, doctors, and trainees, and represents an incomparable advancement in the delivery of medicine. Therefore, more research is needed to encourage widespread use of the metaverse in healthcare, particularly focusing on the areas of morality and credibility. Although the metaverse is expected to expand rapidly during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains to be seen whether it represents an emerging technology that will revolutionize our society and healthcare or simply an immature condition of the future.
现代科技的巨大进步带来了神经外科学的范式转变。增强现实、虚拟现实和移动应用等最新进展已经融入神经外科实践。NeuroVerse 代表了元宇宙在神经外科中的应用，为神经科学和神经外科学带来了巨大的潜力。NeuroVerse 的实施可能会提升神经外科和介入手术的水平，改善医疗就诊和患者护理，并重塑神经外科培训。然而，考虑到其实施可能带来的挑战也很重要，如隐私问题、网络安全漏洞、伦理问题以及现有的医疗保健不平等问题的扩大。NeuroVerse 为患者、医生和受训者带来了神经外科环境的巨大变化，代表了医学领域无与伦比的进步。因此，需要更多的研究来鼓励元宇宙在医疗保健中的广泛应用，特别是要关注道德和信誉领域。尽管元宇宙预计将在 COVID-19 大流行期间和之后迅速扩张，但它是否代表着一种将彻底改变我们的社会和医疗保健的新兴技术，或者仅仅是未来不成熟的状态，仍有待观察。
