Building Bridges: Highlights from Dr. Dariusz Nasiek’s Networking Event

Hackensack Surgery Center

Along with its award-winning medical staff, Hackensack Surgery Center prioritizes providing its patients with the best care and recovery. The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care fully accredits HSC. The center boasts a state-of-the-art facility with the latest technology, ensuring top-notch medical services. For those looking to schedule an appointment with Dr. Braver, please call 201-791-1881.

Paragon Neuromonitoring

Our co-sponsor for this evening is Paragon Neuromonitoring. Founded in 2016 by Gregory Hedgepeth, who has over 20 years of experience in the NIOM industry, Paragon Neuromonitoring is dedicated to providing high-quality neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring services. Their highly trained technicians are supervised by board-certified neurologists during every procedure, ensuring patient care is their top priority. The company is committed to delivering the best possible NIOM services and patient outcomes.

Insights on Traumatic Brain Injury

Dr. Nasiek spoke about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and its profound impact on life and life expectancy. He emphasized the importance of thorough evaluation and diagnosis following a TBI. The initial post-evaluation step involves establishing a plausible injury mechanism by asking the patient to describe the events surrounding the injury and listening carefully for details of a concussive force and its intensity.

Next, Dr. Nasiek highlighted the importance of querying signs and symptoms to determine whether the patient’s mental status was altered immediately after the impact. Examples of questions to ask include: "Do you remember the moments just after the impact?" "Were you confused or unsure about where you were and what was happening?" and "Were you able to think clearly about what to do after the accident?"

Lastly, he stressed the need to rule out confounding factors that could account for the acute alteration in mental status. Questions such as "Were you drinking alcohol or using drugs just before the accident?" and "Did you feel panicked or scared?" help differentiate between brain injury and other causes of altered mental status. If you believe you or someone you know has suffered a TBI, call Dr. Nasiek’s office at 201-894-1313.

Conclusion

Dr. Nasiek thanked everyone for taking the time out of their busy schedules to join the event. Your presence is very much appreciated and speaks volumes about your commitment to our shared goals of helping each other. We thank Hackensack Surgery Center and Paragon Neuromonitoring for their sponsorship. Together, we are stronger!