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Previous randomised trials have shown an overwhelming benefit of mechanical thrombectomy for treating patients with stroke caused by large vessel occlusion of the anterior circulation. Whether [...]

The International Stroke Conference is the world’s premier meeting dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease. From forming multiple, life-long collaborations with the best [...]

Professor Gillian Mead, a geriatrition, has been announced as President Elect of the British Association of Stroke Physicians (BASP) for 2020-2021. Professor Mead clinical work has, for many [...]

The Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors Study produces the most comprehensive epidemiological estimates. Results yielded in 2017, indicated that cardiovascular diseases, [...]

UK Stroke Forum is the UK’s largest multidisciplinary conference for stroke care professionals. The 14th edition will take place on the 3-5 December 2019 at The International Centre in [...]

Stroke mortality rates have been declining in almost every country. Reduction in mortality could result from a decline in disease occurrence or a decline in case fatality, or both. A reduction in [...]

  With over 2 million new cases annually, stroke is associated with the highest disability-adjusted life-years lost of any disease in China. The burden is expected to increase further as a [...]

Intensive intravenous glucose control did not improve functional outcome compared with standard insulin control in patients with stroke who have hyperglycaemia— and it may even increase the risk [...]

Intensive blood pressure lowering in patients treated with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke did not lead to a significant improvement in outcome compared with guideline based blood pressure [...]

Systolic blood pressure of more than 185 mm Hg is a contraindication to thrombolytic treatment with intravenous alteplase in patients with acute ischaemic stroke, but the target systolic blood [...]