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National Sentinel Stroke Audit 2010: an organisational audit/UK
The Royal College of Physicians London has published on line the full public report of the 7th round of the sentinel stroke audit which is prepared on behalf of the intercollegiate stroke working party and commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP). The main focus of this audit is the organisational structure for stroke [...]
How effective are B Vitamins in reducing the risk of stroke? VITATOPS trial: Not much!
The long awaited non commercial drug trial of VITATOPS or Vitamins to prevent stroke was published in the most recent issue of the Lancet Neurology (The Lancet Neurology 2010; 9:855-865).
Its hypothes is based on the information that high level of homocysteine is a risk factor for stroke, cardiovascular diseases and TIA. The research team was [...]
Risk factors for ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke: A global view
On behalf of the Interstroke investigators, Martin J O’Donnell et al have published their results of the study about the risk factors for stroke in 22 countries around the glob (The Lancet, 2010;376,9735:112-123). They aimed to establish the association of known and emerging risk factors with stroke and its primary subtypes, assess the contribution of [...]
Thrombolysing stroke patients works up to 4.5 hours after the brain attack
Professor K. Lees and his team have published recently (The Lancet 2010;375:1695-1703) the results of their pooled analysis of the data from the stroke thrombolysis trails. Early administration of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) after ischaemic stroke improves outcome. Previous analysis of combined data from individual patients suggested potential benefit beyond 3 h from [...]
Intravenous Alteplase in Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
Intravenous Alteplase in Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion:
Japan Alteplase Clinical Trial II (J-ACT II)
A team from Tohoku University in Japan has published recently the result of a study about the effects of 0.6mg/kg intravenous Alteplase on the clinical outcome following an occlusion in the middle cerebral artery (Stroke. 2010; 41:46). This study is part [...]
Incidence of Stroke in Iran
A team of Physicians from Mashhad university of Medical Science in Iran and from Monash University in Melbourne in Australia has published in January issue of Stroke the first epidemiological study about the incidence of Stroke in Iran (Stroke; 2010;41). The published results are based on the evidences from the Mashhad Stroke Incidence Study or [...]
XIX. European Stroke Conference
XIX. European Stroke Conference
Barcelona, Spain
25 – 28 May 2010
The next European Stroke Conference is going to be held in Barcelona, Spain for the period 25th-28th May 2010. The Chair of the conference Angel Chamorro mentioned that the 19th European stroke conference is to offer a first class stroke programme that will fulfil the scientific [...]
New developments in hyperacute stroke management
RECANALISE study: combined intravenous—endovascular approach results in better clinical outcome
The main challenge in thrmbolysing the eligible stroke patient is the speed of recanalisation and the site of the occlusion. ‘Lancet Neurology’ in its September 09 issue published the results of the RECANALISE study which is aiming to ascertain the effect of a combined IV—endovascular approach [...]
Chinese Medicine for stroke patients
There are many centers worldwide practicing Chinese medicine for different diseases. It makes the stroke patient wonders whether this type of medicine is useful for functional recovery post stroke?
This review which was published recently (stroke 2009;40: 2797) by the a team from Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese in china and a team from Italy [...]
Glaucoma and the Risk of Stroke
Glaucoma is an eye disease which can affect the optic nerve and lead to visual disturbances. Raised intraocular pressure can be a significant risk factor for developing glaucoma. Although open-angle glaucoma (OAG) is associated with some of the risk factors of stroke development, there is still no published study addressing whether OAG increases the risk [...]
