Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to published study results, surgery appeared to be more effective than endovascular techniques to ...

The patient is a 79-year-old male with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation and diabetes mellitus who presented in March 2000 to a Neurologist with a 6-month history of progressive bilateral ...

Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM): (Left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the cervical spine; (Right) T2-weighted axial MRI of the cervical spine. Note the lesion that extends from C6 - T2, which is ...

Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are abnormal connections between arteries and veins within the covering of the brain (dura). Unlike brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), these abnormal vessel ...

Incidental durotomy -- small tears of the outer membrane of the spinal cord -- are a common occurrence in spinal surgery, and may lead to litigation. Most malpractice cases associated with dural tear ...

Common types of spine surgery include laminectomy, vertebroplasty, and spinal fusion. Certain procedures are better suited for certain types of damage. There are many types of spine surgery, but most ...

Endoscopic spine surgery is a revolutionary, minimally invasive procedure for spine care. This procedure uses small tools and an endoscope with an angled camera lens to magnify and illuminate your ...

BOSTON — Use of spinal anesthesia instead of general anesthesia for spine surgery improved patient recovery and reduced costs by nearly 10%, according to the results of a single-institution study ...