Alexian Brothers Neurosciences Institute

STROKE SURVIVORS’ SUPPORT GROUP GAINS MOMENTUM, MEMBERS
- Attendees from across Illinois gather for annual survivor conference -

Entering the second year of a successful strategic partnership, the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association) and the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network have joined forces to support of a statewide network of stroke survivors and those who care for them...Read more about Stroke Survivors Support Group

ABHN Receives American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award

St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates, and Alexian Brothers Medical Center , Elk Grove Village - part of the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network - recently received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The GuidelinesSM - Stroke (GWTG–­Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award...Read more about Alexian Brothers Hospital Network GWTG-Stroke Award

Alexian Brothers Hospital Network Selected for National Neurostimulation Depression Study

Study to Add to Body of Research for Patients Suffering from Depression

ST. PAUL , Minn. – April 21, 2008 – St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced it has been awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for treating depression using neurostimulation therapy in an area of the brain known as Brodmann Area 25. It is the focus of the St. Jude Medical BROADEN (BROdmann Area 25 DEep brain Neuromodulation) study, which is evaluating whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy can help people who suffer from major depressive disorder, a severe form of depression... More

Dr. Tim Malisch Testifies in Springfield to Advance Primary Stroke Center Designation Act


Tim Malisch, M.D., Director of Interventional Neuroradiology, was invited to testify before the Illinois state legislature regarding HB4699, the proposed Primary Stroke Center Designation Act. He testified on March 11 before the House Health Care Availability and Access Committee, along with a physician from OSF in Peoria and several stroke survivors. The testimony noted that even with the great progress being made in stroke treatment, many patients with stroke are not taken to hospitals that offer these advances and therefore do not have the opportunity to benefit...Read more about the proposed Primary Stroke Center Designation Act

 

Alexian Brothers Unveils Chicagoland's Most Advanced Brain Mapping

The Alexian Brothers Hospital Network has unveiled new leading-edge brain mapping technology in the Chicago area with the acquisition of a whole-head Magnetoencephalography [MEG] system from Elekta. The Elekta Neuromag® system is a highly sophisticated device for measuring the magnetic signals generated by the electrical activity of brain... More

Alexian compassion enables Bolivian to receive advanced brain treatment

Sergio Jimenez's headaches were so painful that he couldn't go to work. As they worsened, he experienced blurred vision and dizziness. One day, his father visited him at his apartment in La Paz, Bolivia... More

Alexian Brothers Hospital Network Partners With American Stroke Association To Support Stroke Survivors

The Alexian Brothers Hospital Network and the American Stroke Association have joined forces to promote a statewide supportive community of stroke... More