A total of 50 case reports submitted prior to the February 28th deadline have been published, and we have conducted a thorough review of their SIQ ratings to determine the winning article.

With an SIQ score of 9.86, the winning article is...

'Cyberknife Radiosurgery for Synovial Sarcoma Metastasizing to the Spine: Illustrative Case Reports' by Aroosa Zamarud, David J. Park, Ghani Haider, Steven D. Chang and Antonio Meola

This case was authored by members of the Stanford Neurosurgery department and published through their academic channel. Channel article submissions are exempt from Preferred Editing, therefore the authors will be awarded an alternate prize of free expedited PMC indexing for three articles of their choosing.

So who will receive the promised prize of one year of Preferred Editing services (maximum of 3 articles)? This prize will be awarded to the authors of the article that finished the scoring period with the second-highest SIQ (9.63)...

'Giant Meckel’s Diverticulum as a Cause of Post-traumatic Hemoperitoneum in a 25-Year-Old Male: An Extremely Rare Phenomenon' by Muhammad Nasir, Ali Gohar, Haseeb Mehmood Qadri, Fahad Qayyum, Rabia Rehman, Hassan Chaudhry and Kashif Iqbal

Thank you to all of the authors who submitted as part of this contest. We have learned quite a bit while reviewing and publishing your articles and we hope you have as well!

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Have you heard about our latest call for submissions? Screwed-up medical systems are a global problem, but successful healthcare models also exist in surprising locations. Quality, cost, equity, innovation, regulation, and more - where does your country fall short in its healthcare systems, and where does it excel?

Eligible submissions from authors of all backgrounds, including healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers, will undergo editorial and peer review prior to publication.​​​

Submission deadline: May 12th, 2023

Dr. Prashant Natteru, MBBS, MD (@postdomrhythm) has taken over our neurology and neurosurgery Twitter account (@CureusNeuro) for the last few months.

This has been a fantastic opportunity for our followers to connect with an expert in the field. Dr. Natteru is a board certified neurologist and epileptologist and movement disorders fellow at the University of Iowa. He was the social media director during his residency at the University of Mississippi and epilepsy fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. This Twitter Takeover will conclude on April, 30th.

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