By Symeon Missios, MD — Long Island Brain & Spine There is a moment in every brain tumor operation that never gets easier, no matter how many times you’ve stood at the table. The bulk of the tumor is out. The cavity looks clean. And you have to answer the...
By Symeon Missios, MD — Long Island Brain & Spine A woman in her early sixties comes into my office holding a folded MRI report. She is calm at the front desk but unspools by the time she sits down. Her primary care doctor ordered the scan after a few weeks of...
By Symeon Missios, MD — Long Island Brain & Spine A man in his late sixties is brought into the emergency room by his daughter. She tells the triage nurse she found him slumped at the kitchen table that morning, unable to lift his right arm, his speech slurred...
Demystifying Brain Myths: What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Neurosurgery Movies and television have long been fascinated with the human brain. From dramatic emergency surgeries to miraculous awakenings and sudden personality changes, neurosurgery is often portrayed as...
The Role of Nutrition in Brain Health: Foods That Fuel Your Mind As a neurosurgeon, I often see patients when neurological problems have already reached a critical point—brain tumors, spinal cord compression, stroke, or degenerative disease. While surgery and medical...
