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As minimally invasive surgery increasingly defines training and practice, one surgeon argues that declining exposure to open procedures may leave younger surgeons less prepared to recognize when conversion is necessary.

A physician-focused review of a spinal cord compression malpractice case highlights documentation, follow-up, communication, and escalation practices that experts believe may help clinicians identify neurologic deterioration and reduce diagnostic delays.

Gliomas and ependymomas appear to reuse developmental hierarchies, progenitor states, and neural-circuit signals that shape tumor heterogeneity and treatment response, although many proposed therapeutic vulnerabilities remain supported primarily by preclinical evidence.

A 55-year-old man developed progressive weakness, areflexia, and respiratory compromise after a fall, despite spinal imaging that initially appeared to explain his presentation.

The NAUTILUS trial met its primary safety endpoint for responsive centromedian thalamic stimulation in drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy. The prespecified primary effectiveness endpoint was not significant, while post hoc and 18-month outcomes showed sustained seizure reductions.

A large Veterans Health Administration study found that older adults with traumatic brain injury had elevated rates of several neurologic disorders both before and after injury. The findings support a bidirectional association between TBI and neurologic disease but do not establish causality.