Dr Mairaj Sami MD, a neurosurgeon at Apex Spine and Neurosurgery is a contributing author to the latest guidelines for the surgical treatment of glioblastoma, the most common primary brain tumor affecting adults. Dr. Sami is bringing evidence-based neurosurgery to...
Your nervous system is an important part of your body, transferring information from the brain to the body’s organs, muscles, and tissues, and carrying sensory information back to the brain for processing. If anything applies too much pressure on a nerve anywhere in...
Your vertebral discs are the shock absorbers of your spine. If one of them herniates — also known as a slipped or ruptured disc — you may not notice anything at all, or you could be in a great deal of pain if the disc impinges on a nearby nerve.At Apex Spine and...
Your spine naturally curves vertically to help distribute body weight and to reduce the stress and pressure on any single region of your back. This natural curve resembles an S shape. Scoliosis is a condition that causes the spine to curve to the left, the right, or...
Tarlov cysts, also known as perineural cysts or sacral nerve root cysts, are tiny sacs filled with cerebrospinal fluid that develop on nerve roots in your spine. While they can be found anywhere along your spine, they’re most often found in the sacrum, the...
