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New study examines full range of post-stroke visual impairments
A new University of Liverpool study, published today in Brain and Behaviour, examines the wide range of visual impairments developed by stroke survivors. Approximately 65% of acute stroke survivors have visual impairment which typically relates to impaired central or...
Ischemic stroke patients not receiving life-saving treatment, study finds
Ischemic stroke patients who do not receive intravelous (IV) alteplase, a clot-dissolving medication, are significantly less likely to survive, according to researchers at Georgia State University. Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. It occurs when a...
Geography matters: Inequalities in Access to Stroke Care and Innovation
A debate on stroke is emerging in Brussels for the first time, thanks to the joint mobilisation of physicians’ association ESO and the patients’ association Stroke Alliance for Europe – SAFE over the past year. This mobilisation started off with a joint letter sent on...
Migraine with aura may raise stroke risk
By Honor Whiteman Published on www.medicalnewstoday.com The risk of stroke could be increased by more than a quarter for people who experience migraine with aura. So concludes a twin study recently published in the journal Brain. According to the Migraine Research...
The Action Plan on Stroke in Europe: Link for online registration is now OPEN
Jon Barrick, SAFE President, invites stroke advocates from European stroke support organisations to step forward and register for the Munich consensus conference - March 2018 The“Action Plan for Stroke in Europe 2018 to 2030” will be of major importance for the...
