Studies

May 27, 2022

Surgical View of a Microvascular Decompression (MVD) for Trigeminal Neuralgia

This is a 59-year-old woman with 11 years of left sided facial pain consistent with trigeminal neuralgia. The pain was in her left jaw, cheek and […]
May 13, 2022

Treatment of Spondylolisthesis and Disc Herniation

This patient is a 63-year-old man who has suffered with lower back pain and right leg pain for several years. His pain tends to increase with […]
May 2, 2022

Unusual Indication for Carotid Stenting Over Endarterectomy

This 77-year-old man with a history of stroke in 2013 presented to a small community hospital with aphasia upon awakening. Given the unclear timing of onset […]
April 14, 2022

Non-Fusion Alternative for Treating Adjacent Segment Disease

This is a 42-year-old otherwise healthy male who presented electively with progressively worsening neck pain radiating down the left arm, with paresthesia first three digits.  He […]
April 8, 2022

Hydrocephalus and Brainstem Tumor

The patient is a 59-year-old gentleman who is otherwise healthy, but states that he had a traumatic head injury several months prior for which he was […]
April 1, 2022

Severe Intractable Postural Headaches in a Young Lady

A young lady presented with a myriad of disabling difficulties, after a flourishing adolescence full of academic and athletic successes. Her headaches, located on the top […]
March 26, 2022

Patient with Cervical Spine Trauma Suffers Multiple Concurrent Pathologies

This 57 year-old male presents with severe neck, left shoulder and arm pain and weakness in his hand since being involved in a motor vehicle accident […]
March 21, 2022

Posterior Fossa Brain AVM – 20-Year Follow-Up

A 40-year-old woman who was 5 months pregnant, presented to the emergency room with a sudden onset of a bad headache. CT and MRI of the […]
March 11, 2022

Revision Surgery Relieves Woman’s Chronic Low Back Pain

This 62-year-old female presents with chronic intractable low back pain with radiation down the front of her thighs.  The patient had had two prior fusion surgeries: […]