Stroke from BMJ Learning

The Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) is a non-profit-making organisation that represents a range of patient groups from across Europe. Their mutual goal is to drive stroke prevention up the European political agenda and prevent the incidence of stroke through education. touchNEUROLOGY caught up with the SAFE President, Prof. Hariklia (Harriet) Proios, to discuss the […]

Brain-age biomarkers can be used to predict post-stroke recovery. Dr Martin Bretzner (Lille Neuroscience & Cognition Research Centre, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France) discusses the results of a study using radiomics, an emerging image-quantifying technology to assess ‘brain-age’ biomarkers. The study investigates how relative brain age, rather than chronological age, can enhance stroke surveillance and […]

The composition of the gut microbiome is a modifiable factor associated with the risk of ischaemic stroke and post-stroke neurological outcome. Dr Miquel Lledós (Stroke Pharmacogenomics and Genetics Laboratory, Sant Pau Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain) discusses the outcome of a study using faecal samples to demonstrate the influence of the gut microbiome on ischaemic stroke […]