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Digest

The Weekly Signal

Published February 17, 2026

Executive Summary

This week's digest highlights: For vascular neurosurgery, low-profile flow diverters demonstrate safety and efficacy for intracranial aneurysms in small parent vessels, expanding endovascular options. In tumor surgery, awake glioma resection increases non-contrast-enhancing tumor removal but requires careful monitoring due to associated short-term attentional decline. For spine surgery, elderly patients with...

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