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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We had the pleasure of meeting up with Dr Johanna Ospel (University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland) to discuss the findings from the ESCAPE-NA1 Trial. The abstract entitled "Predictors and Clinical Impact of Infarct Progression Rate in the ESCAPE-NA1 Trial" was presented ...

We had the pleasure of meeting up with Prof. Michael Hill (University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada) to discuss the use of nerinetide in the treatment of patients who had an acute ischaemic stroke, and the findings from the ESCAPE-NA1 trial. ...

In conjunction with the European Stroke Organisation (ESO), we had the pleasure of meeting with Prof. Hanne Christensen (Chair, Stroke Action Plan for Europe), Arlene Wilkie (Co-Chair, Stroke Action Plan for Europe), and Dr Francesca Romana Pezzella (Co-Chair, Stroke Action ...

In conjunction with the European Stroke Organisation (ESO), we had the pleasure of meeting with Prof. Hanne Christensen (Chair, Stroke Action Plan for Europe), Arlene Wilkie (Co-Chair, Stroke Action Plan for Europe), and Dr Francesca Romana Pezzella (Co-Chair, Stroke Action ...

Vida Demarin (International Institute for Brain Health, Zagreb, Croatia) kindly took the time to speak with us on the topic of the debate session she participated in: Should statins be given to people over age 80 for stroke prevention? As co-Chair ...

We were delighted to have an opportunity to hear all about the Stroke Action Plan for Europe from Arlene Wilkie, Director General of the Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE). Related useful resources: Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) Economic Impact of ...

Hans-Christoph Diener (Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Essen, Germany), talks to us around the highlights of his recently published co-authored review article entitled: Patent Foramen Ovale Closure—Addressing the Unmet Need ...

Anna Tancin Lambert (University of Oslo and Department of Neurology Østfold Hospital Trust, Norway) discussed with us exciting interim findings from the international, multicentre, prospective, observational Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke (NOR-FIB) study, which highlight atrial fibrillation as the hidden ...

The Charles Edouard Brown-Séquard Lecture at EAN 2019 was delivered by Prof. Ulrich Dirnagl, who had a chat with EAN eCommunciations Board Co-Chair, PD DR. Tim von Oertzen about his work. Video produced by and shared with kind authorisation of ...