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Parent Expectations and Counselling in Pediatric Neurosurgery

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Effective communication is vital for develo** a positive physician–patient. The parents often serve as a proxy to report the quality of life and healthcare after surgery in children with neurological diseases. The lack of communication, miscommunication, and loss of information in transition commonly affects the parent counseling, expectations and satisfaction. The ability of parents to serve as a proxy depends on their understanding of the disease process, treatment strategies, associated morbidities and outcomes following surgery. Therefore, it is imperative to understand the parent expectations and bridge communication gaps to optimize each step of healthcare throughout a child’s journey following the diagnosis of neurological disorder, and hence increase the parent and patient satisfaction and quality of care in pediatric neurosurgery.

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    Abhishek Agrawal

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Chotai, S., Agrawal, A. (2021). Parent Expectations and Counselling in Pediatric Neurosurgery. In: Agrawal, A., Britz, G. (eds) Pediatric Vascular Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74749-7_20

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