A hemifacial spasm causes muscles on one side of your face to twitch without control. It often starts near the eye and may spread to the cheek or mouth over time. While the condition is usually not dangerous, understanding the cause can help you feel more in control and know what to do next.
Many patients feel hopeful when they begin medication for trigeminal neuralgia. The goal is clear: reduce pain and return to normal daily life. At Neurosurgeons of New Jersey, specialists help patients understand their options and move toward lasting pain relief.
When back or neck pain stops responding to conservative treatment, surgery eventually enters the conversation. For most patients, that moment brings as many questions as it does relief, because suddenly you’re weighing options you’ve never had to think about before.
Receiving a diagnosis of “cervical disc degeneration” on an imaging report can be unsettling. In the moments between reviewing your results and processing what they mean, it’s natural for your mind to turn to worst-case scenarios. The answers are usually more reassuring than they expect. Here is what you need to know about cervical disc degeneration and what it means for your health.
After a fall at home in 2023, Anita Hastings was rushed to the hospital with a devastating cervical spinal cord injury. She had suffered a fracture-dislocation in her neck, causing severe spinal cord compression and paralysis in her arms and legs. Dr. Jonathan Yun was called in as the emergency neurosurgeon. Because timing was critical, he performed a two-step emergency spine surgery to decompress Anita’s spinal cord, reduce the fracture, and stabilize her cervical spine.
