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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...
#DontBeTheOne: Wave the flag for stroke awareness on this year’s World Stroke Day
To help create a buzz and to drive awareness of risks and prevention a number of stroke organisations around the world are quite literally flying the flag for our 'Don't Be The One' campaign at their events to mark World Stroke Day. These events will be shared on...
Stroke Survivors’ Needs in Luxembourg: No intensive aftercare centre for stroke victims
"Luxembourg needs an intensive aftercare centre where patients can go for three to six weeks in the mornings as well as in the evenings to receive an ongoing aftercare treatment for physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy in addition to psychological...
IRENE COST Action Meeting: Alleviating disparities in stroke care and improving outcomes after stroke
Written by Prof. Anita Arsovska, MD, PhD, FESO, SAFE Board member The Management Committee Meeting of IRENE COST Action took place in Chisinau, Moldova, 16th-17th of September 2019, hosted by Prof. Stanislav Groppa, attended by 46 delegates from 26 countries (several...
