Dr. Sam Brain, Spine, Pain

16/04/2026

Rare tumor causing memory loss.

16/04/2026

Confusion? Change in character? Tumors involving the fornix can cause anterograde amnesia. Inability to create new memories. Not every memory loss is Alzheimer’s disease.

22/03/2026

Cervical herniated disc does not always present with weakness or numbness. It’s sometimes just a nagging pain in the shoulders, that just won’t go away regardless of any massage or medications taken. It’s easily rectified with a simple ACDF surgery. Remove the damaged discs and replace with new ones. In just one week. Everything is as good as new.

26/01/2026

https://youtu.be/PhWmMAbjL4k
MIS or minimally invasive surgery is becoming more popular. There is less pain, less bleeding and minimal side effects.
Pr*****ed disc are very common. Instead of large surgeries, 1.5cm incisions are all it takes to remove the disc completely. That's the beauty of endoscopic spine surgery.

MIS or minimally invasive surgery is becoming more popular. There is less pain, less bleeding and minimal side effects. Pr*****ed disc are very common. Inste...

02/01/2026

Hemangioblastomas are very vascular tumors. They usually grow at the cerebellum. Near the brainstem. Although, they can occur sporadically, it can be associated with Von Hippel Lindau Syndrome. Loss of balance is not always an inner ear problem, it can be due to a brain tumor. Happy New Year 2026.

03/12/2025

Subdural hemorrhage(bleeding in the compartment under the brain coverings) occurs very commonly even without head injury. A simple brain surgery can restore the brain back to its original state. Sometimes after surgery, there will be some residual but this resolves on its own with time.

03/12/2025

This patient only had facial twitching. MRI showed a highly vascular tumor at the cerebellum.

07/11/2025

Brain cancers are devastating. They can masquerade as change in behavior and subtle memory loss before causing nasty headaches. Early complete removal will help with subsequent chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

26/10/2025

Continuous learning and teaching

Honoured to be part of this World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Conference

11/10/2025

Accidents can cause severe paralysis when our neck vertebrae are fractured. Some need to be fixed from the front and back of the spine in order to achieve stability. spine trauma

01/09/2025

Cervical disc prolapse is responsible for arm pain, neck pain and even headaches at times.
Removal of the disc and replacement with a titanium implant is a safe and relatively simple procedure. Using a microscope during the procedure makes it more precise and avoids damaging the spinal cord.

10/08/2025

Done and dusted. Published an article on recurrent Brain aneurysms in World Neurosurgery X.

Difficult but possible.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590139725000778?via%3Dihub