#StrokeMonth Video: Get Help Fast When You Have a Stroke!
In May and June during our focus effort on topics related to vascular neurosurgery, we would be remiss if we didn’t recognize that May is National Stroke Awareness Month. To this end, throughout May, we will be highlighting several #strokemonth video blogs to help raise awareness about this important topic. Stroke is the fifth leading […]
Vascular Neurosurgery: Technological Innovation Where Every Minute Counts
Kimon Bekelis, MD (left)Director of the Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center and co-director of the Neuro ICU at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterChairman, Neurointerventional Services at Catholic Health Services of Long Island West Islip, NY Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, FAANS, FAHA (right)Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations CommitteeGeisingerWilkes Barre, PA Cerebrovascular disorders often come […]
Brain Aneurysms – Voices Coming Together for Change
Guest post from Christine J. Buckley Executive Director, Brain Aneurysm Foundation Brain aneurysms continue to be the underdog in the world of stroke in every way: awareness, education, advocacy and research funding. With one in 50 people in the United States walking around with an undiagnosed brain aneurysm and 30,000 people experiencing a rupture — […]
Putting Patients First: Repeal the Medical Device Tax
Scott Whitaker President and CEO of AdvaMed (the Advanced Medical Technology Association) Creating life-changing innovations is central to the role the medical technology industry plays in improving patient care. For people with neurological conditions — like spina bifida, epilepsy, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and many others — advances in medical technology are not only improving, but […]
Voices Of Our Patients – Giving Back: A Brain Aneurysm Survivor
Guest post from Kimon Bekelis, MD Section of Neurosurgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Maria was a busy working mom raising two children — 18 months and four years old — when she suffered a sudden severe headache from a ruptured aneurysm. Like most patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, the diagnosis comes unexpectedly and can carry dire consequences. […]
Not so FAST…There is Another Stroke
Guest post from Christine J. Buckley Executive Director, Brain Aneurysm Foundation Aneurysm — a scary word, but most people think it can’t apply to them. Not so fast! Nearly one in 50 individuals in the Unites States has a brain aneurysm and every year 30,000 people will suffer a brain aneurysm rupture. This will lead […]
Military Faces of Neurosurgery – A Hero So Named
Carlos A. David, MD, FAANS Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine Director of Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Burlington, MA It is shortly after midnight, April 17, 1961. The paratroopers of “A” company, 1st Battalion anxiously await the moment their C-46 plane will be airborne. One paratrooper […]
Military Faces of Neurosurgery – Vietnam 1968-1969: A Place and Year Like No Other
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Vice President, AANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee MKMG Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Their backgrounds couldn’t have been more divergent, yet fate brought the lives of Stan Pelofsky, MD, FAANS and Patrick Kelly, MD, FAANS together in the Da Nang field hospital during […]
Cross Post – Opinion: Endovascular Stroke Treatment is Superior – Let’s Get to Work!
Today’s post originally appeared on the AdvaMed’s Life Changing Innovation website. The post addresses the all-important topic of the how recent clinical trials have shown conclusive evidence that endovascular stroke interventions are superior to other types of treatment. The piece is entitled, “Endovascular Stroke Treatment is Superior – Let’s Get to Work!” It’s authored by […]
Life After Stroke: Giving All Americans the Opportunity for Recovery
Guest post from U.S. Senator Mark Kirk This year, nearly 800,000 Americans will suffer a stroke. Stroke is the leading cause of preventable disability in the United States and the 5th leading cause of death. Every year, thousands of us are unable to return to work after suffering a stroke or other major health event. According to the Centers for Disease Control […]