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Groundbreaking Study Confirms That Neurointerventional Surgery Provides Significant Clinical Benefit
Study is most significant stroke treatment clinical trial since NINDS-2 says Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery WASHINGTON, DC – December 17, 2014 – A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms that the addition of inside-the-artery clot removal is more effective than IV-administered “clot-busting” tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) therapy alone for the […]
Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2014Read More -
What Went on in My Head???
by: Dr. Michael Chen – JNF Medical Advisory Board Member It is hard to know for sure how people will do after they survive a ruptured brain aneurysm. I’ve seen some patients do amazingly well, and are essentially back to normal. I’ve seen others who need to stay in nursing homes and cannot take care […]
Posted on Friday, December 12, 2014Read More -
What to Look for in a Doctor
by: Dr. Michael Chen, Rush University – JNF Medical Advisory Board Member In medicine, as in any profession, there is quite a wide range of physician’s skills, knowledge, interests and personalities. All of these factors can play a role in the success they have in caring for patients. These issues are of particular importance when […]
Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2014Read More -
JNF Welcomes Aditya Pandey to Medical Advisory Board
JNF is thrilled to announce the addition of Dr. Aditya Pandey to their Medical Advisory Board. Aditya S. Pandey, M.D. achieved his Bachelors of Science in Biological and Engineering Sciences from the Washington University in St. Louis and then completed his Doctorate of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He then gained […]
Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2014Read More -
We Want to See YOUR Chicken Dance
In support of Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month (September), The Joe Niekro Foundation wants you to do the chicken dance. For the past three weeks, brave survivors of brain aneurysms/AVM and hemorrhagic strokes have represented The Joe Niekro Foundation by bringing further awareness to the importance of early detection and “Getting Scanned” through a campaign called […]
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2014Read More