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The ESO-WSO Conference is Postponed to 6-9 November 2020
by ESO | 12.3.2020 | ESO | Due to the latest developments regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, and in an effort to prevent spreading the virus and for the sake of event participants, the European Stroke Organisation together with the World Stroke Organization, have...
Pregnancy and Stroke – and the other way around
First published by ESO | 6.3.2020 Author: Dr Nicolas Martinez-Majander, Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland Incidence of young-onset ischemic stroke is currently about 13/100 000 per year in high-income countries and has been increasing...
PRECIOUS trial: Looking for ways to improve the recovery of stroke patients aged 66 years or older
Every year, around 1.3 million Europeans have a stroke. Twenty to 35% of the patients die in the first month after stroke, and around one third remain dependent on the help of others. The annual costs for stroke care in Europe are estimated at € 64.1 billion. Mainly...
President of Slovakian Stroke Support Organisation nominated for Slovak Woman of the Year
Slovak weekly magazine in cooperation with RTVS -Slovak national TV and Radio and with the Slovak National Theater presented the nominees of the twelfth year of the SLOVENKA OF THE YEAR. JUDr. Alžbeta Husarovič, MHA, MPH is one of this year’s laureates for the...
PRESTIGE-AF: Should patients with a brain bleed be given anticoagulant medication?
Stroke is one of the largest public health challenges around the world, and occur when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, such as through a clot or a brain bleed. It is the most common cause of adult-acquired disability, the second leading cause of death...
