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THE STROKE & BR AIN ANEURYSM CENTER AT GOOD SAMARITAN OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE NEUROINTERVENTIONAL TRE ATMENT AND CRITICAL CARE FOR VASCUL AR DISE ASES OF THE BR AIN, RESULTING IN COMPLE TE RESOLUTION OF STROKE SYMPTOMS AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE THER APIES FOR BR AIN ANEURYSMS FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS WHO HAVE E XPERIENCED L ARGE VESSEL OCCLUSIONS, AS WELL AS SHORTER STAYS FOR THOSE WITH BR AIN ANEURYSMS AND MORE. THE ACRONYM F.A.S.T. has long been used as a mnemonic device to help people recognize stroke symptoms, as well as a reminder to immediately dia l 911 upon recog nition of those symptoms, a llow- ing emergency ser vices to inter vene as soon as possible a nd administer tissue pla sm i nogen activator (t PA) w it h i n the recommended three-hour window. Though tPA ha s a sig nif ica nt success rate, patients who have experienced a la rge vessel occlusion may not fa re so well with medication a lone. " P a t i e n t s w i t h l a r g e v e s s e l o c c lu s ion s s t i l l f a c e h i g h r a t e s of m or t a l it y a n d de bi l it a t ion e v en i f t PA i s a d m i n i s t er e d i n t i me ," s ay s K i mon Bekelis, M D, Di rec t or of t he S t r o k e & B r a i n A n e u r y s m C ent er at G ood Sa ma r ita n, Cha ir of Neuro- i nt er vent iona l Ser v ices at Cat hol ic Hea lt h Ser v ices (CHS) a nd Director of t he Popu l at ion Hea lt h R e sea rch Institute of New York at CHS. " W hile Brings Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center to Long Island's South Shore The Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center at Good Samaritan treats the most complex stroke cases by combining the area's most advanced imaging capabilities and the experience and skill of the center's specialized team. GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BY JOSH GARCIA 0 6C O V E R F E A T U R E 0 6

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