Category Archives: neurosurgery

Get the facts on stroke during Stroke Awareness Month

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Amber Smith

A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the oxygen it needs, and brain cells die. … Continue reading →

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Upstate provides top care for heart failure and stroke

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Amber Smith

Upstate University Hospital got the good news this week that it has attained a Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association for excellence in the treatment of patients with heart failure. Upstate University Hospital also has a … Continue reading →

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Grateful stroke survivor to attend annual stroke conference

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Amber Smith

Ronald Eckert was running errands today, driving from his home in Manlius to downtown Syracuse for assistance applying for Medicare (he turns 65 in August) and then out to Fairmount for advance work on the annual summer “Vettes at the … Continue reading →

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New treatment option for patients with deep, treatment-resistant brain tumors

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Amber Smith

A Syracuse teen has relief from headaches after a tumor was removed from her brain in a “first” at Upstate earlier this year. Pediatric neurosurgeon Zulma Tovar-Spinoza MD performed a magnetic resonance image-guided laser ablation of a benign tumor called … Continue reading →

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Raising stroke awareness with paramedics, EMTs

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Amber Smith

People with symptoms of stroke are among the most challenging patients for Emergency Medical Technicians. Not only can prompt, appropriate treatment mean the difference between the patient’s survival, survival with disability or death, but the EMT’s suspicion of stroke can … Continue reading →

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Brain aneurysm repair saves East Syracuse teacher

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Amber Smith

Upstate is one of the only hospitals in the nation with the ability to treat brain aneurysms using a special type of glue and without cutting into the patient’s skull. That’s because Eric Deshaies MD, director of Upstate’s neurovascular center, … Continue reading →

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New neurosurgery chairman provides Upstate patients new spinal stenosis treatment to relieve leg and back pain

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Amber Smith

Lawrence Chin MD, Upstate’s new neurosurgery department chairman, is perfecting minimally-invasive methods of taking care of a variety of neurological problems, including tumor removals, spine malformations, blood vessel abnormalities and trauma. His interview on Health Link on Air radio airs … Continue reading →

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One family’s ordeal: Seizure surgery treats epilepsy

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Amber Smith

“As soon as we heard the word surgery, we were like, ‘no, there’s not going to be brain surgery for our daughter,’ ” recalls Michele Craparo of Endicott. She did not want to believe her daughter was sick enough to … Continue reading →

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Free bike helmets to be distributed at New York State Fair

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Amber Smith

Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, Upstate University Hospital has 540 bicycle helmets to give away at the New York State Fair. Line up at the Upstate exhibit in the Science and Industry Building near the main gate. Children … Continue reading →

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