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What is the difference between a Neurologist and a Neurosurgeon?
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a Neurologist and a Neurosurgeon? It’s a question that I’m asked frequently,...

Dr Adam Wells
Nov 20, 20212 min read
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Head injuries and new research into monitoring brain oxygen levels
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI for short, is one of the leading causes of death and disability, with TBI especially affecting the younger...

Dr Adam Wells
Nov 3, 20213 min read
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What are the steps involved in treating brain tumours?
1. The first step is diagnosis. A brain tumour diagnosis is generally made with a brain scan, usually a CT scan initially and followed...

Dr Adam Wells
Oct 16, 20213 min read
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Chiari malformation, headaches and cervical syringomyelia
Figure 1: Sagittal MRI scan demonstrating a pre-operative Chiari malformation with cervical syrinx (left), and the same patient 6 months...

Dr Adam Wells
Sep 26, 20213 min read
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Cervical spondylosis and reconstructive spine surgery
As we age we develop ‘wear and tear’ changes throughout our bodies, and the spine is no exception. In fact, degenerative change in the...

Dr Adam Wells
Aug 10, 20213 min read
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Dementia in Neurosurgery: Part 2 of 2
In the second part of this series, we look at the benign brain tumour known as meningioma as a reversible cause of dementia. Meningiomas...

Dr Adam Wells
Jul 6, 20213 min read
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Dementia in Neurosurgery: Part 1 of 2
There are many causes of dementia, however two specific Neurosurgical conditions are reversible with surgical intervention. In the first...

Dr Adam Wells
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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Adelaide Neurosurgeon Dr Adam Wells conducts world-first 3D printed brain surgery
In a world first, Dr Adam Wells from the University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital has conducted "brain surgery" on a 3D...

Dr Adam Wells
Jun 26, 20211 min read
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