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Having discussed the new and interesting procedures being used or studied by neurosurgeons, it is time to throw a wet blanket on some of that. Evidence-based-medicine (EBM) is valuable and a stringent measure of what is effective, what is safe, … Continue reading

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Classical neurosurgery involved fairly large incisions, displacement and/or destruction of delicate tissues and some attendant adverse effects. For the past thirty+ years, neurosurgery—like other surgical disciplines has been striving to achieve minimization—smaller incisions, less invasive approaches, stimulation rather than removal … Continue reading

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