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Ukraine: Out of more than 500 wards that provide assistance to patients with acute stroke, more than half do not have the necessary equipment for diagnosis and treatment
Kyiv, October 10, 2019- On the eve of World Stroke Day, representatives of the Ukrainian Parliament's Committee on National Health, Medical Assistance and Health Insurance, National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU), professionals providing Stroke Care to patients, and...

Prestige-AF: Imperial’s Horizon2020 projects showcase at the European Researchers’ Night
First published on Imperial College London website Written by Siobhan Markus The European Researchers’ Night was an energetic festival of scientific exploration at the Natural History Museum (London) on the 27 September. The Natural History Museum opened its doors...

Upper limb control after stroke: How best?
First published on ARNI Institute for Stroke Rehabilitation website Loss of arm function is a very common problem after stroke. Put bluntly, if you have a stroke, it causes lasting damage to the part of your brain that controls movement in your arm. Stroke survivors...

Exhibition of the art work of stroke survivors and patients with other brain impairments held at International medical congress in Bulgaria
On October 4-6, 2019, the 5th National Congress with international participation of the Bulgarian Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. An excellent scientific meeting organized by Acad. Prof. Ekaterina Titianova, provided the...

Stroke Survivors’ Needs in Israel: Rehabilitation in the patient’s home needs better support
"The patients and their families have difficulties in assessing the quality of care they are receiving. In addition, there often are communication difficulties, whether due to language or cultural differences and the family at home have no-one with whom they can...