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May Is Stroke Awareness Month – Act F.A.S.T.

May 1, 2017 1 Comment

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Stroke is the No. 4 killer in this country and is the leading cause of long-term disability. In the United States, it is estimated that someone has a stroke every 40 seconds. Eighty percent of strokes are …

Posted in: eHealth Connection Tagged: CNI, Cooper Neurological Institute, PSA, public service announcement, stroke, stroke awareness

Stroke Prevention, Detection and Treatment

May 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

Hamza A. Shaikh, MD
Co-Director, Endovascular Neurosurgery
Cooper Neurological Institute

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the #1 leading cause of adult disability.  (Kochanek KD, 2014) (Mozzafarian D, 2015). Stroke occurs when blood …

Posted in: eHealth Connection, Featured Tagged: Cooper Neurological Institute, Endovascular Neurosurgery, FAST, stroke

Complex Headaches: New Program Offers Relief

April 6, 2011 Leave a Comment

headacheFew experiences are as universal as headache pain. For most of us, it involves a few hours or a day of pain followed by relief. However, for some sufferers, headaches are frequent enough, and debilitating enough, to rob them of …

Posted in: eHealth Connection Tagged: Cooper Neurological Institute, headaches, migraine headaches, tension-type headaches

Understanding the Origins of Tremor

October 1, 2008 Leave a Comment

As we age, neurological complications become more common. In many people, the development of neurological complications can lead to loss of mobility and, to some extent, loss of independence.

One symptom most common in neurological disorders is tremor. Tremor is …

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Brain Surgery Without an Incision: Cooper First on East Coast with Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™

August 1, 2007 Leave a Comment

Leksell GammaKnife Perfexion Comes to CooperBrain surgery without a knife, gamma rays guided by robotic controls and 3D targeting that’s as precise as a pinpoint. This may sound like science fiction, but it’s the new reality at Cooper University Hospital’s Neurological Institute, where the Leksell …

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Patient Discovers Longtime Neurological Condition at Mid-Life

May 1, 2007 Leave a Comment

Patient Discovers Neurological Condition at Mid-LifeAn initial scare, a revelation and, ultimately, a surgery that changes life for the better.

Andrea Beicht remembers vividly the bizarre, out-of-the-blue event that signaled something was wrong. It actually sounds like a special-effects scene from a movie.

“It was …

Posted in: eHealth Connection Tagged: Cooper Neurological Institute, normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)

Don’t Wait for a Stroke to Happen to You

April 1, 2007 Leave a Comment

Don't Wait for a Stroke to Happen to YouStroke is a type of cardiovascular disease and occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to your brain gets blocked or bursts. When that happens the affected part of your brain doesn’t get the blood it needs. …

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