Dr. Kimon Bekelis | Source | Chairman of Neurointerventional Services at Catholic Health
Dr. Kimon Bekelis
Dr. Kimon is a Board-certified, fellowship trained Neurosurgeon with subspecialty training in minimally invasive endovascular neurosurgery. He additionally specializes in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and complex brain, and spine operations. He is the Chairman of Neuro-interventional Services for Catholic Health, and the Director of the Stroke and Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island, the first and only Joint Commission Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in the South Shore of Long Island.
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Chairman of Neurointerventional Services
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Strokes, aneurysms, and headaches — oh my!
Headaches are the worst. They come at the worst time, but can be treatable with a pop of Tylenol or Advil. But have you ever asked yourself if it could be something more?
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Because it’s a fairly rare disease. I think it hasn’t been as mainstream. It is a very severe event when they rupture. But people do survive. Detecting and identifying a stroke fast is the most important factor in guaranteeing that somebody is not going to have a deficit.
When it comes to aspirin, it used to be a general recommendation that if you’re over the age of 55, they would put you on a baby aspirin. Nowadays, it’s been modified a little because aspirin has been founded to slightly increase the risk of bleeding if you don’t have any risk factors.
