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It is a great pleasure to invite you to the XXII European Stroke Conference, which will be held in London for the first time, from 28 May to 31 May 2013. The ESC has become the premier [...]

This is the presentation by the Editor, Dr. Amer Jafar, regarding the European stroke research activity based on the papers and posters presented in the European Stroke Conference which was held [...]

In the daily practice of Stroke physicians, there is always the concern about how accurate is the diagnosis and whether the physicians are going to end up thrombolysing non-stroke patients at the [...]

Compromising the haemodynamic status due for example to heart failure and hypotension can lead to signs and symptoms of a stroke. A new review article by the Lancet Neurology was published on [...]

  This presentation is part of the activity of Gwent Stroke Team to participate in the videoconference weekly stroke care meetings. These meetings were started 6 months ago and aiming to exchange [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

In a study from University of Helsinki published recently ( Stroke. 2009;40:337.) the authors concluded that metabolic syndrome as well as its individual components predicted the incidence of the [...]

This review of articles and research papers ( Lancet Neurology 2008; 7:425-435) regarding the subject of childhood stroke is useful to both stroke physicians and pediatricians. Amlie-Lefond C et [...]

Early correct diagnosis of cerebellar infarction is crucial to help prevent treatable but potentially fatal complications, such as brainstem compression and obstructive hydrocephalus. In this [...]