Dr. Atif Haque
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Fort Worth, TX
20 years experience male
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Fort Worth Brain & Spine Institute
Fort Worth, TX
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Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Fort Worth Brain & Spine Institute
Fort Worth, TX
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I am a neurosurgeon serving north texas with specialized training in spine surgery. However, I still perform all of the surgeries that most general neurosurgeons perform, such as brain tumors, head and spine trauma, shunts, Chiari malformations, aneurysms, spinal cord stimulators, and peripheral nerve procedures.
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Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Neurosurgery
Languages spoken
Urdu
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Chiari: Additionally, though i sometimes recommend observation with some chiari patients, those with syringomyelia i offer surgical decompression.
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Therapy: After removing any possible reversible causes from the equation, i would recommend therapy for strengthening.
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Pulsatile tinnitus: Pulsatile ringing in your ears might be a symptom of a blood vessel abnormality in your skull/brain. You should get this checked out by your doctor.
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Boxing: Boxers do suffer brain injuries, though, as mentioned, they are usually of delayed encephalopathy following many repeated blows to the head. However, ... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Intractable headache: You should talk to your primary care doctor and get an MRI of your brain. If this study shows any significant structural abnormalities, then you shoul... Read More
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Motor neuron disease: I would recommend starting with consultation with a neurologist.
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One of many: Cyberknife is one of the many products out there that deliver focused radiation, mostly for tumor treatment. Similar to things like the gamma knife, i... Read More
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Alternatively: You could also be having irritation to your spinal cord that worsens with bending your neck.
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Dismal: Anoxic brain injury involves diffuse severe and irreversible injury. This carries a dismal prognosis.
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Just don't seize: Just don't have a seizure while you are getting the haircut--you might not like the haircut!
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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See your surgeon: Not sure if you had an anterior or posterior approach, but this sounds like it would be away from most cervical spine incisions. This might have been ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Anterolisthesis: Symptomatically, these types of slippage can cause back pain, difficulty walking or standing from compression of the nerve bundle in the spinal canal,... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Weight loss: I am not sure if herbals exist out there to fight pseudotumor. However, given the high association with obesity, weight loss is thought to help signif... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Chronic pain: Spina bifida occulta usually does not require treatment, so there might have been other reasons you got your fusion. Further treatments for chronic ba... Read More
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Laminectomy: This refers to surgical removal of the back of the vertebra(e) called the lamina, which is done in order to take pressure off nerves or the spinal co... Read More
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Probably safe: If it's just a pineal cyst, this should probably be ok. An exception would be for those masses large enough to obstruct spinal fluid flow, sometimes r... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Not true: Many concussions do present with symptoms right after the impact, such as football players stumbling/getting confused/possibly even losing consciousne... Read More
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Tumor firmness: In addition to size and location, time and difficulty of surgery also depends on the consistency of the tumor--whether it is soft or hard. Sometimes, ... Read More
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Find cause: Imaging studies, such as an MRI of the brain/face could provide an answer. I would definitely consult with your physician.
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variable: This ultimately depends on what's causing the syrinx. The most common cause of syrinx is post-traumatic, and these tend not to change. However, those ... Read More
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Radiculopathy: The numbness accompanying a pinched nerve does tend to get better once the herniated disc gets better--either with surgery or spontaneously. However, ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Very doubtful: A neck muscle problem primarily would not cause dizziness or balance problems. However, problems with your spine could cause both balance problems and... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Sacral pain: Yes--sacral pain can be caused by gynecological problems. Arthritis, fractures, and tumors can also cause sacral pain.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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2 different things: These sound like two different problems, the symptoms of which, however, can overlap. I would recommend consultation with a spine surgeon.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Erb's palsy: This refers to an injury of the upper part of the brachial plexus, which results in problems with the fifth and sixth nerve roots in the neck. Most co... Read More
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Possibly: Transverse myelitis can often present with pain, though there are many more common reasons to have back pain, such as arthritis, fractures, or herniat... Read More
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Facial numbness: A number of things can cause facial numbness, from irritation of the trigeminal nerve to even possibly a stroke. If this persists or worsens, i would ... Read More
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MRI: Not sure, but you ought to see your doctor and get an MRI of your brain and cervical spine.
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Depends on AVM: Treatment options depend on the size, location/eloquence of brain involved, venous drainage pattern. Options include surgical resection with or withou... Read More
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Battle's sign: Battle's sign (bruising behind ears) and raccoon eyes often are seen after basilar skull fracture.
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Restless legs?: Not sure. Are you aware that you are doing it, or is it subconscious?
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Brain wrinkles: "sulci" refer to the the "wrinkles" on the surface of your brain. Being more prominent likely means that the brain is more atrophic/aged than usual.
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Depends on shunt: There is not really a "piece" in your neck but just tubing traversing it. If you truly have a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, then the tube goes from the ... Read More
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possibly: If your numbness matches the characteristic distribution of known cutaneous nerves of the scalp, you might be suffering from a neuralgia. Talk to your... Read More
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TIA: In texas, most people use "mini-stroke" synonymously with tia's (tranisent ischemic attacks). Tia's can cause the same symptoms as a "real" stroke, wh... Read More
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depends: This really depends on what you do for a living and how affected you are by the pinched nerve. If you have a manual job, you might want to do light du... Read More
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No: These are two different potential sources for pain. Injecting at one would not give relief at the other.
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Yes: Flouroscopy typically would provide better bony anatomical information for localizing the facet joint(s).
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Prevention: Fixed strokes have no trearment. However, prevention with treatment of underlying treatable conditions is key. Also, many people have microvascular is... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Usually none: In an adult, the type of fracture you describe really has no long-term effects. Short term problems really have to do with any associated intracranial... Read More
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Hypotension: You might have multiple things going on. You definitely need to see your doctor/er now. It is possible that you had some degree of hemorrhage from you... Read More
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Degeneration: Hypertropy of the facets and ligamentum flavum refers to the expansion of these structures in the setting of degeneration. These can cause stenosis (n... Read More
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probably nothing: Less than 10% of ALS cases are familial. The vast majority are sporadic. Most familial cases are autosomal dominant, so you would probably expect othe... Read More
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Possibly: If you are completely normal with just some pain at the site of impact, you probably can continue to observe. However, if you had loss or altered awar... Read More
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Bad idea: Having taken care of 4 patients with head bleeds just this weekend who have fallen on blood thinners, i think it is a really bad idea for people who f... Read More
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Arachnoid cyst: These tend to be incidental findings most of the time, and they rarely require intervention. They can cause headache, seizures, or other problems rela... Read More
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possibly biopsy: Hard to really say without seeing the mri, but an open surgery might be best if the mass is in accessible locations. Alternatively, a biopsy or aspira... Read More
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Disc replacement: Anterior cervical fusions tend to do very well, but there is a risk of accelerating adjacent level disc degeneration. This matters more, given how you... Read More
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anticoagulation: Anticoagulants, like warfarin, heparin, and many newer ones, are the drugs of choice vs antiplatelet agents, such as aspirin, in spite of all being bl... Read More
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Explore your world: You will know when you find it.
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Sep 20, 2013
Dr. Haque, thank you for taking the time to answer questions and bringing your expertise to the table. Enjoy reading your succinct answers.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Haque is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Haque is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! hd disc replmnt still hv bad discs w same prob thx for answer perfect
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Ah so location in medial branch yields different results than facet.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! That's what I thought. I hope my next lab results lead to an answer.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Graduated 2003MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, MS
Graduated 2003MD
Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Awards
Zimmer Complex Spine Fellowship, Zimmer Spine
ABC News Medical Unit Internship
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Affiliations
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons / Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications
Thoracic transdural spinal cord herniation at a level caudal to prior discectomy.
Infected giant ophthalmic artery aneurysm remnant following craniotomy for surgical clip ligation. Case report.
Screw fixation of the upper cervical spine in the pediatric population.
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