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PLIF vs. TLIF vs. ALIF: How We Choose the Right Lumbar Fusion Approach
Diagram comparing PLIF, TLIF, and ALIF lumbar spinal fusion surgical approaches, New Jersey Brain and Spine

PLIF vs. TLIF vs. ALIF: How We Choose the Right Lumbar Fusion Approach

When a patient comes in describing years of back pain that finally started traveling down the leg, one of the...

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Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM): What They Are and When Surgery Is Needed
Diagram comparing normal cerebral blood flow to an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) nidus - New Jersey Brain and Spine

Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM): What They Are and When Surgery Is Needed

When a patient comes in after an MRI has picked up an arteriovenous malformation, the first question is almost always...

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Cerebral Aneurysms: Vessel Wall Mechanics and Rupture Risk
Cerebral angiogram showing brain blood vessels used to evaluate aneurysms - New Jersey Brain and Spine

Cerebral Aneurysms: Vessel Wall Mechanics and Rupture Risk

A cerebral aneurysm diagnosis, whether found incidentally or after a rupture, raises an immediate and understandable question: how dangerous is...

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When Does a Chiari Malformation Actually Need Surgery?
Diagram of Chiari malformation Type I showing herniated cerebellar tonsils and foramen magnum, New Jersey Brain and Spine

When Does a Chiari Malformation Actually Need Surgery?

One of the more anxiety-provoking phone calls we field at New Jersey Brain and Spine starts the same way: a...

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Spondylolisthesis: Evaluating Vertebral Slippage, Mechanical Shear Forces, and Instability
Spondylolisthesis vertebral slippage and instability illustration | New Jersey Brain and Spine

Spondylolisthesis: Evaluating Vertebral Slippage, Mechanical Shear Forces, and Instability

When a patient's imaging shows one vertebra has shifted forward relative to the one below it, the first thing I...

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Pituitary Adenomas: Mass Effect, Hormones, and the Optic Chiasm
Pituitary adenoma anatomy and optic chiasm compression diagram - New Jersey Brain and Spine

Pituitary Adenomas: Mass Effect, Hormones, and the Optic Chiasm

One of the unique things about pituitary adenomas is that the same tumor can cause two very different types of...

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Deep Brain Stimulation: How It Works for Parkinson’s and Essential Tremor
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, New Jersey Brain and Spine

Deep Brain Stimulation: How It Works for Parkinson’s and Essential Tremor

One of the questions I hear most often from patients living with Parkinson's disease or essential tremor is some version...

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Cavernous Malformations: Silent Lesions and When They Require Treatment
Illustration of a cavernous malformation, a cluster of abnormal blood vessels in the brain - New Jersey Brain and Spine

Cavernous Malformations: Silent Lesions and When They Require Treatment

One of the more common conversations I have with patients begins not with a symptom, but with a scan. Someone...

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Herniated Disc vs. Bulging Disc: What the Anatomy Actually Means
Herniated disc vs. bulging disc anatomy illustration | New Jersey Brain and Spine

Herniated Disc vs. Bulging Disc: What the Anatomy Actually Means

Patients frequently arrive with a radiology report using the terms "herniated" and "bulging" almost interchangeably, and understandably assume they mean...

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