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...
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...
A “Slow” Brain Bleed (A Neurosurgeon’s Friendly Guide) If you spend time in any neurosurgery clinic—or with a loved one in their 60s, 70s, or beyond—you’ll hear the phrase “subdural hematoma” more often than you’d expect. It sounds dramatic, and it can be. But it’s...
Back Pain: When to See a Neurosurgeon vs. a Chiropractor or Physical Therapist Back pain has a knack for striking at the most inconvenient moments—right before a long-awaited vacation, after hoisting that “not-so-heavy” box during a move, or the morning...
How to Tell the Difference (A Neurosurgeon’s Friendly Guide) Most of us meet back pain the way we meet a rainy Monday—uninvited, inconvenient, and somehow perfectly timed with the rest of life. For many people it’s a sore, stiff lower back after lifting a suitcase or...
