Acute Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease - Brain And Spine

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Neuroscience and Spine Institute
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ACUTE STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE

The Program
The Acute Stroke Program, in collaboration with stroke specialists at Neuroscience and Spine Institute, is dedicated to helping patients make successful recoveries from stroke. This program is the first in the region to offer management of stroke services from emergency medical services through rehabilitation at home.

The first in the region to offer many technological advances in the treatment of stroke, as well as management of stroke services from emergency medicine through rehabilitation, the stroke program at Neuroscience and Spine Institute has been recognized for medical excellence by the National Stroke Association.

With the goal of helping patients regain function, treatment includes comprehensive rehabilitation at the Carolinas Rehabilitation, which is on the campus of Carolinas Medical Center.

The Acute Stroke Program is committed to an intensive, far-reaching community education effort. Its goal is to reduce the risk of stroke and to improve patient outcomes. For more information, call 704-355-3661.

The Cerebrovascular Disease Program diagnoses and treats acute stroke and vascular disease of the brain and spinal cord. Patients are evaluated to determine whether their neurological symptoms are due to a limitation or interruption of blood flow to the brain. Surgical procedures are performed in dedicated neurosurgery operating rooms equipped with the latest microsurgical instrumentation. Neurophysiological monitoring is available at all times to provide precise evaluation of brain and spinal cord function during surgery.

Disorders treated in the program include:

Cerebral arteriovenous malformations
Atherosclerosis of the cartoid arteries/cartoid endarterectomy
Cerebral aneurysm
Intracranial hemorrhage
Cerebral vasculitis

Team members of the Acute Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Programs include:

Neurologists specialized in stroke and cerebrovascular disease
Emergency medicine physicians
Cerebrovascular neurosurgeons
Interventional neuroradiologists
Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists
Stroke nurse coordinator
Specialty intensive care and progressive care units
Neuropsychologists
Rehabilitation therapists
Clinical nutritionists
Pastoral care providers
Medical social workers
Home health professionals




	QUICK FACTS


			"With the resources and expertise available here, we practice at the cutting edge in evaluating and treating acute stroke patients." - Andrew Asimos, MD, Director of Acute Stroke Care, Comprehensive Stroke Program, Department of Emergency Medicine

			Carolinas Medical Center has a mature, well-developed comprehensive program. Experts stand ready to provide many alternatives to treat stroke. These include cutting edge endovascular procedures and pharmacologic treatment.

			Stroke kills more than twice as many American women every year as breast cancer.

			Women account for 40% of all strokes, yet they count for 61% of stroke deaths.

			African Americans are nearly twice as likely to die from stroke than members of other racial groups.

			Stroke is the number one cause of serious adult disability.

			African-Americans are twice as likely to die of stroke than Caucasians.

			Elevated blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke.

			The National Stroke Association has recognized the stroke program at the Neuroscience and Spine Institute for dedication to their patients and for exceptional commitment to stoke education for the medical and lay communities in the greater Charlotte region.

			The Acute Stroke Program at the Neuroscience and Spine Institute is among the first in the region to offer many technological advances in the treatment of stroke including the FDA-approved MERCI® Retriever.

			CMC is a comprehensive stroke center dealing with the hardest aspects of stroke care.

			NSSI is developing new protocols for stroke treatment, providing options that enable longer windows of time for treatment after stroke onset.

			Andrew Asimos, MD, is Chairman Elect for 2004 for the Tri-State Stroke Network, an initiative in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia that is working to better understand the phenomenon of the stroke belt.



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