How Emergency Surgery – Through the Wrist – Saved One Stroke Patient’s Life Kerri Squires was given an 18 percent chance of survival. Now it’s as if the brain aneurysm never happened. Prior to her stroke, Kerri Squires had never even heard the word ‘aneurysm,’ let alone about life-saving brain [...]
Why Minimally Invasive Surgery Isn’t Always the Answer High school math teacher Carrie Mazak credits her recovery from a ruptured brain aneurysm to a calculated decision to perform open surgery. Carrie Mazak and her husband, Joe Senerchia, were thrilled with the news that she was healthy enough to be discharged [...]
North Jersey Patient’s Success with New Minimally Invasive Brain Bleed Treatment Demonstrates Potential to Raise the Bar on the Standard of Care Dr. Paul Saphier from Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists (ANS) is challenging the status quo for the treatment of hemorrhagic strokes. Lucille Bonfanti is one of a growing number [...]
Simple, but so often overlooked, advice: Listen to your body Stroke symptoms should not be ignored. ANS | Altair Health urges you to listen to your body. Don't ignore your symptoms. Today, an increasing number of Americans are doing just that — with potentially devastating results. It's not uncommon [...]
Strokes can strike at any age: Know the signs A 31-year-old stroke survivor speaks out on the warning signs of stroke and the importance of FAST action: Erroneously diagnosed with a sinus and ear infection, Lindsey Singh, 31, skipped a few days of her regular morning spin class at [...]
Stroke victim calls neurosurgery and yoga a life-saving combination Following life-saving surgery for a brain aneurysm, Jamie Falstrault credits his recovery to yoga. Here, Falstrault performs the tree pose in Mantoloking beach with his nephew/godson, Jake DeRienzo. When Jamie Falstrault's undiagnosed brain aneurysm ruptured while at home in [...]
Hope after stroke: 75-year-old patient defies odds after neurosurgeon emergently removes brain clot Despite the high mortality rate from stroke, some patients — such as Janis Blackburn — return to normal activities. According to the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association, stroke claims a life every four minutes [...]
Retired educator teaches the most important lesson of her life Donna Mulrane underwent a minimally invasive technique called 'coiling' after suffering a brain aneurysm. With coiling, a thin catheter is used to block off the aneurysm from the inside. When Donna Mulrane retired, she didn't think she'd have yet [...]
Treatment for life-threatening brain aneurysm has patient back on her feet in no time Neurosurgeons at Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists treated Maureen Myers' aneurysm with a minimally invasive technique known as coiling. Maureen Myers went back to work in the Food Services Department at Manasquan High School just four weeks [...]
Dr. Ron Benitez Receives 'Life Saving Award' for Saving Ramsey Police Officer Dr. Ronald Benitez of Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists recently received a "Life Saving Award" from PBA Local 155 for saving Ramsey Police Officer Rich Falotico from a life-threatening stroke. The award ceremony took place at the Ramsey Country Club in late [...]
