Formation of the Republican Scientific Center of Neurosurgery (RSCN) in Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan, has allowed improvements in neurosurgery in this country on a qualitatively new level. The latest achievements in neuro-oncologic, spine, pediatric, and vascular neurosurgery are available in the RSCN. The center has come into being as a result of dynamic economic development in Kazakhstan. The RSCN is ready to become a leading neurosurgical center in the central Asia region 1).
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Akshulakov SK, Zelman V. Neurosurgical center in Astana, capital of
Kazakhstan. World Neurosurg. 2010 Oct-Nov;74(4-5):425-9. doi:
10.1016/j.wneu.2010.10.037. PubMed PMID: 21492582.