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Father and daughter each undergo brain surgery just months apart

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CHARLOTTE — There’s nothing stronger than a bond between a father and daughter. After what Isaias Sanchez and his 14-year-old daughter, Saleh, experienced just months apart, their bond is even stronger.   For Isaias, it all started with an unusual headache.   “I started getting ice pick headaches, he said. “Certain parts of my head would just sting me.”   Isaias was diagnosed with Chiari malformation. Novant Health neurosurgeon Dr. Ziad Hage said that’s when the brain...

Surgeon had just 10 minutes to save a teen’s brain

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In the summer of 2021, Nicholas Friedman, then 17, was enjoying time in Hawaii when he began getting severe headaches. “I didn’t think too much of it and figured they’d go away,” said Friedman, a swimmer from the Lake Norman area of Charlotte who collects comics and loves go-kart racing and trampoline parks. “But they didn’t really go away.” Around the same time, he started having small seizures as well as an unexplained numbness in his body...

Brain tumor patient had significant vision restored

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In July 2019, Allyson Ware was driving in Charlotte when she noticed a speed limit sign that appeared blurry. She wasn’t overly concerned, but she did schedule an appointment with her ophthalmologist. The singer and piano teacher, 63, has worn one contact in her right eye for many years but had never had vision problems otherwise. She went to see her eye doctor, who ruled out glaucoma and suggested an MRI. She was diagnosed with a skull-base...

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Dr. Hage Specializations

Brain Aneurysms

Weak spot within blood vessel (artery) wall causing out-pouching that can balloon and ultimately bleed in the brain causing devastating consequences at times. Dr. Hage offers advanced microsurgical and cutting edge endovascular treatment options for brain aneurysms, including trial devices only available at few select centers across the USA.

Brain and Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)

Brain AVMs are an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain that can bleed and cause seizures as well as stroke symptoms. They can sometimes also occur in the spinal cord. Dr. Hage offers advanced microsurgical, endovascular and radiosurgery treatments options for AVMs.

Brain and spinal Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs)

Abnormal connections between blood vessels occurring in the brain or spine that can cause bleeding or stroke symptoms. Dr. Hage offers advanced microsurgical, endovascular and radiosurgery treatments options for these lesions.

Cavernomas

Leaky malformation of blood vessels that have a mulberry appearance that can bleed and cause seizures or stroke symptoms. Dr. Hage offers advanced microsurgical and radiosurgery treatments options for these lesions.

Moyamoya Disease

A condition causing narrowed brain arteries, leading to strokes. Surgical bypass procedures restore proper blood flow and reduce risks. Dr Hage performs brain bypass surgery using cutting edge flow assisted surgical techniques (FAST).

Skull Base surgery

Precision microsurgery for complex tumors, vascular issues, and nerve disorders at the base of the skull.

Brain tumors

Whether benign or cancerous, Dr Hage treats a wide variety of tumor cases such as meningiomas, gliomas, and brain metastases, offering a multifaceted approach involving microsurgery, tumor embolization if needed, and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)

Carotid artery disease

Atherosclerosis and plaque formation can cause a blockage in the carotid artery, sometimes requiring treatment. Dr Hage can perform carotid endarterectomy or carotid angioplasty and standing to treat this condition.

Intracranial stenosis

Atherosclerosis and plaque formation can cause a blockage in the arteries of the brain leading to stroke. This condition sometimes requires treatment and Dr Hage can perform intracranial angioplasty and stent placement if needed, or bypass surgery depending on the case at hand.

Ischemic Stroke

When an artery in the brain is blocked due to a blood clot or ruptured plaque, Dr Hage can intervene emergently to reopen the vessel using mechanical thrombectomy.

Head Trauma

Dr Hage treats head trauma conditions and offers minimally invasive options, such as middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolization for treatment of subdural hematoma (SDH).

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