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Stroke Care2024-07-18T11:23:55-04:00

CentraState Medical Center is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center with licensed certification from The Joint Commission and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. We are among an elite group of hospitals in New Jersey and across the country with a specially trained “Stroke Alert” response team, dedicated to providing expert care for stroke patients and facilitating stroke recovery. The team is available around the clock to assess patients immediately upon their arrival at the emergency department and initiate appropriate stroke treatment, which may include the administration of a “clot-busting” medication.

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CentraState Medical Center is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center with licensed certification from The Joint Commission and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. We are among an elite group of hospitals in New Jersey and across the country with a specially trained “Stroke Alert” response team.

US News & World Report

CentraState Medical Center has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as “high performing” in the treatment of stroke in the 2023 rankings.

Post-Hospital Rehabilitation

CentraState is also available to assist with stroke rehabilitation and recovery following stroke treatment. We offer five convenient locations throughout Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex and Mercer counties.

TRANSITION OF CARE STROKE OUTPATIENT CLINIC

Patients who have been hospitalized for a stroke or TIA need comprehensive follow-up care in the first weeks after hospital discharge to ensure the best outcomes.

Our Transition of Care Stroke Outpatient Clinic builds on the inpatient care you received for your stroke or TIA so that you continue to recover and prevent additional complications.

Before you leave the hospital we will set an appointment with a nurse who will:

  • Provide education to patients and caregivers
  • Monitor progress
  • Help coordinate care and services, including rehabilitation appointments
  • Review prescriptions
  • Provide reports to your neurologist or primary care physician for post-stroke care

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STROKE SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION

Stroke Symptoms min

When a patient is experiencing stroke symptoms, every second counts in preventing or limiting damage to brain tissue. Symptoms of a stroke include:

  • Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
  • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or trouble understanding
  • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
  • Sudden difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or loss of coordination
  • Sudden severe headache with no known cause

If you or someone you know experiences any of these warning signs, call 9-1-1 immediately.

Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. While it is more common among people age 65 and older, it can happen at any age. In fact, an estimated one in 10 people who experience a stroke are under the age of 45.

Certain risk factors can increase your chances of having a stroke, including:

  • Uncontrolled high blood pressure and elevated blood cholesterol, especially LDL or “bad cholesterol”
  • Excess weight and uncontrolled diabetes
  • Excessive alcohol use—more than two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women
  • Smoking, which has been shown to double stroke risk
  • Atrial fibrillation (or AFib), an irregular and sometimes rapid heartbeat
  • Being over age 65 or of African American, American Indian or Native Alaskan descent
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The same healthy habits that help protect your heart can also help prevent a stroke:

  • Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and choose foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol
  • Maintain a healthy weight—excess belly fat, in particular, greatly increases your risk for cardiovascular disease
  • Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise on most days
  • Don’t smoke
  • Limit alcohol use
  • Work with your doctor to properly manage chronic health conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes
Stroke Classes Min

If you’d like to learn about how to prevent stroke and manage your health, CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center can help. It offers more than 200 health education and lifestyle management programs to help you and your family achieve your health and wellness goals.

For more information, please call 732-308-0570.

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Ronald Benitez, MD

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Nestor Restua, MD

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Florence Ibale, MD

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Raymond Esquieres, MD RE

Raymond Esquieres, MD

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Megdad Zaatreh, MD

Megdad Zaatreh, MD

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Derek Schaible, MD DS

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Sergey Bogdan, MD SB

Sergey Bogdan, MD

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Michael Chieco, MD

Michael Chieco, MD

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Steven Guillen, MD

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Susan Lage, DO SL

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Caren Marks, MD

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Omar Nabulsi, MD

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Paul Kostoulakos, DO

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Sanjay Mehta, DO

Emergency Medicine

Allen Nau, DO

Allen Nau, DO

Emergency Medicine

Kyle Chapple, MD

Kyle Chapple, MD

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Matthew Tormenti, M D

Matthew Tormenti, M D

Neurosurgery

Jeremy Dayner, MD JD

Jeremy Dayner, MD

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Samuel Carino, DO SC

Samuel Carino, DO

Emergency Medicine

Lisa Mason, NPC LM

Lisa Mason, NPC

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Rachid Assina, MD RA

Rachid Assina, MD

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Mark McLaughlin, MD

Neurosurgery

Cindy McVey, NPC CM

Cindy McVey, NPC

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Mark Leekoff, MD

Mark Leekoff, MD

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Youssef Hannallah, MD

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Maria Choy, MD MC

Maria Choy, MD

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James Barrese, MD

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David Estin, MD

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Stephen Van Pelt, MD

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Sohum Trivedi, MD

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Mark Waciega, MD

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Jasmin Patel, MD

Jasmin Patel, MD

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Andrew Sylvester, MD

Andrew Sylvester, MD

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Nirav K. Shah, M D

Nirav K. Shah, M D

Neurosurgery

Seth Joseffer, MD

Seth Joseffer, MD

Neurosurgery

Shashank Agarwal, MD SA

Shashank Agarwal, MD

Neurology

Imran Khan, MD

Imran Khan, MD

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David Frank, MD

David Frank, MD

Neurology

David Wells Roth, MD

David Wells Roth, MD

Neurosurgery

Jonathan Lustgarten, MD

Jonathan Lustgarten, MD

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Gary Yen, MD

Gary Yen, MD

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Nicholas Joseph Talotta Jr, MD

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Vasko Gulevski, MD VG

Vasko Gulevski, MD

Neurology

Evander Duck, MS, MD ED

Evander Duck, MS, MD

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Boris Furman, DO

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Yaron Moshel, MD YM

Yaron Moshel, MD

Neurosurgery

Neha Shah, MD

Neha Shah, MD

Emergency Medicine

Amor Mehta, MD AM

Amor Mehta, MD

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Scott Woska, MD SW

Scott Woska, MD

Pain Management, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Anthony Gak, MD AG

Anthony Gak, MD

Emergency Medicine

Richard Meagher, MD

Richard Meagher, MD

Neurosurgery

Diane Occhipinti, NPC DO

Diane Occhipinti, NPC

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