Written by Dr. Peter Nakaji, MD — Board-Certified Neurosurgeon, Founder of Scottsdale Neurosurgery Specialists
(MD, University of California San Diego • Fellowship-Trained in Endoscopic Neurosurgery, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery • Professor of Medicine & Neurosurgery)
Medically reviewed by Peter Nakaji, MD — September 10, 2026
This information is for educational purposes only and is not a diagnosis or treatment recommendation. Every patient’s situation is different. Contact Scottsdale Neurosurgery Specialists to discuss your specific situation.
ARIZONA- New technology helped a young Hispanic woman in the valley who suffered a stroke earlier this year.
Esli Jacome shared with Telemundo Arizona her health problem that began in February and took her to the hospital.
“I woke up in the morning, and I felt very weak,” he says, adding that his left arm and leg went numb.
“I couldn’t walk anymore, I crawled to the door, opened it and yelled at my mom.”
Maria Jacome Escobedo, Esli’s mother, remembers what happened in the hospital
“They told me to give my daughter a kiss and they took her away for I don’t know how many hours.” In tears, Maria recounts how difficult that experience was.
Esli had to undergo emergency surgery for the stroke she had suffered.
A part of the skull was replaced with a new type of implant that allows monitoring of its brain, said Peter Nakaji, chief of neurology at Banner Hospital.
