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Since the time the pioneering days of neurosurgery have ended, a certain trivialization has occurred in this highly select discipline. The consequences are important: lessened professional pride, and diminished feeling of belonging to a special group, to an elite. This evolution is caused by the fast growing number of neurosurgeons and by certain aspects of democratization.
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Van den Bergh, R. (1999). Ethical Requisites of Basic Knowledge, Diagnostic Procedures and Operative Techniques in Neurosurgical Training and Practice. In: van Alphen, H.A. (eds) Neurosurgery and Medical Ethics. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 74. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6387-0_19
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