W e describe, in this Perspective, the shocking effect of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak on the Department of Neurosurgery of Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo, which represents at the moment the most affected city in the entire Italian territory (Figure 1). 1 This epidemic is challenging the Italian Government and the health care system and is having a devastating impact on all the health activities, including the neurosurgical reality.
The Weeping Woman series is regarded as a thematic continuation of the tragedy depicted in Picasso's epic painting Guernica. In focusing on the image of a woman crying, the artist was no longer painting the effects of the Spanish Civil War directly, but rather referring to a singular universal image of suffering. More information: https://www.pablopicasso.org/the-weeping-woman.jsp
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.