Neurovascular Center: An Overview

Neurovascular Center with Dr. Karimi and Dr. Walzman

December 28th, 2020 by New Jersey Brain and Spine

Strokes, brain aneurysms, and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are often life-threatening conditions that require urgent, subspecialized care. Fortunately, as one of the highest-volume, most sophisticated neurovascular centers in the mid-Atlantic, New Jersey Brain and Spine provides 24/7 evaluation and treatment of well over 700 patients with these conditions each year.

When we do determine our patients need to undergo a procedure, over 90% of the time we are able to treat them using minimally invasive techniques, allowing them to have a shorter hospital stay and a faster return to work and their normal way of life.

See how Dr. Karimi and Dr. Walzman describe the work they do in the Neurovascular Center:

Doctor in blue gloves holding an MRI scan with multiple brain cross-section images.

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