North Shore University Hospital to Hold Education Forums During Brain Aneurysm Awareness Week
September 5, 2008
In recognition of National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Week September 15-19, 2008, clinical professionals of North Shore University Hospital’s (NSUH) Brain Aneurysm Center are encouraging people to learn about the warning signs of a ruptured brain aneurysm and be prepared to take quick medical action. The center’s brain aneurysm coordinator, nurse practitioner and stroke nurse coordinator will be available at an information table to educate the public and answer questions in the hospital’s main lobby from 10 am to
4 pm, September 18-19, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset.
The Brain Aneurysm Center of NSUH is the only facility on Long Island to offer state-of-the-art diagnosis and multimodality treatments for brain aneurysm – a weakening on the wall of a brain artery -- and sub-arachnoid hemorrhage, or ruptured aneurysm. It serves patients throughout Long Island, Queens and other areas.
Each year, some 30,000 to 50,000 individuals in the US suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm. One-third die before they reach the hospital emergency room; another third are admitted in a neurologically compromised condition; among those who recover, many are disabled by stroke.
People who suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm will often have warning signs, including what they describe as “the worst headache of their lives.” Other symptoms to watch out for include:
Doctors at the Brain Aneurysm Center perform two types of procedures to treat brain aneurysm: endovascular coiling and microsurgical clipping. Both procedures seek to block the flow of blood to the aneurysm site. Coiling, the less invasive method, involves using neuroimaging tools to insert a microcatheter into the femoral artery in the groin through which platinum coils are fed into the sac of the aneurysm, packing the bulge and obstructing blood flow. Clipping requires making a small opening in the skull through which microsurgical tools locate the aneurysm and affix a titanium clip to cut it off and restore blood flow through normal vessels.
For more information about Brain Aneurysm Week at NSUH, call 516-562-3815.
4 pm, September 18-19, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset.
The Brain Aneurysm Center of NSUH is the only facility on Long Island to offer state-of-the-art diagnosis and multimodality treatments for brain aneurysm – a weakening on the wall of a brain artery -- and sub-arachnoid hemorrhage, or ruptured aneurysm. It serves patients throughout Long Island, Queens and other areas.
Each year, some 30,000 to 50,000 individuals in the US suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm. One-third die before they reach the hospital emergency room; another third are admitted in a neurologically compromised condition; among those who recover, many are disabled by stroke.
People who suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm will often have warning signs, including what they describe as “the worst headache of their lives.” Other symptoms to watch out for include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Stiff neck or neck pain
- Blurred or double vision
- Pain above and behind the eye
- Dilated pupils
- Sensitivity to light
- Loss of sensation
Doctors at the Brain Aneurysm Center perform two types of procedures to treat brain aneurysm: endovascular coiling and microsurgical clipping. Both procedures seek to block the flow of blood to the aneurysm site. Coiling, the less invasive method, involves using neuroimaging tools to insert a microcatheter into the femoral artery in the groin through which platinum coils are fed into the sac of the aneurysm, packing the bulge and obstructing blood flow. Clipping requires making a small opening in the skull through which microsurgical tools locate the aneurysm and affix a titanium clip to cut it off and restore blood flow through normal vessels.
For more information about Brain Aneurysm Week at NSUH, call 516-562-3815.