What is the link between low calcium intake in
Japan and the risk of stroke? This seems the main question which a
recent study (Stroke.
2008; 39:2449) is trying to investigate.Read
more
Carotid
Stenosis: Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty
How safe is carotid stenting as a potential alternative to carotid endarterectomy in cases of
severe carotid artery stenosis? Mas J-L et al previously reported that
the rate of any stroke or death within 30 days after treating the
severely stenotic carotid artery surgically was higher with stenting
(angioplasty) than with endarterectomy.Read more
To focus on the life style is a good way to try
to prevent stroke and cardiovascular diseases. There are few
studies which proved the correlation between cigarette smoking and the
risk of stroke. However; the effect of smoking reduction on
cardiovascular disease outcomes has not been studied in Asian populations.Read
more
Risk of stroke in TIA patients with intracranial artery stenosis
More and more studies are
published at present regarding the risk of stroke following a TIA. The
most recent study which is published in Arch Neurol.2008; 65 (6):
733-737 was a cohort one with objectives to quantify the early risk of
ischaemic stroke in the territory of a stenotic intracranial artery
after TIA. The other aim of the study is to identify clinical and
imaging features associated with increased risk of stroke in the
territory among patients with TIA. ...Read
more
Events
Read about stroke conferences, seminars, lectures, and books.
2-4December 2008HarrogateInternational Centre/Harrogate/UK
There are major developments in stroke care in UK. In July 2008, new
guidelines for TIA and stroke prevention were published by the Royal
College of Physicians and NICE in UK. To discuss the way forward for
stroke care, hundreds of stroke physicians and allied health
professionals will meet up in Harrogate/UK in a Stroke Forum. “stroke
update” put the reader in the heart of the forum by publishing the
preliminary programme and
following up the forum and its activities.Read
more...
7th Karolinska
Stroke Update meeting in Stockholm, November 16-18, 2008 at Clarion
Hotel, Stockholm
Karolinska Stroke Update is an
international meeting attracting stroke experts from all over
the world. Karolinska Stroke Update discuss recent results from
clinical trials on stroke therapy and to consent on their
implementation into clinical practice. From 2008 the meeting
will be integrated with the revision of the European Stroke
Organisation (ESO) guidelines (previously EUSI guidelines). The
meeting will discuss several important issues on acute stroke
therapy and prevention. The discussions will advice the European
Stroke Organisation (ESO) on revisions of ESO guidelines. New
ESO guidelines for management of subarachnoid haemorrhage will
also be presented at the meeting.
ESC 16th May 2008
Establishment of a European stroke network
In an international press conference, it was annonuced on the third day
of the 17th European stroke conference (15th May 08) that the European
Commission will invest more than 21 million euros to support central
research into strokes for a period of five years. Read
more...
Posted by Dr. Amer Jafar at the Conference on 16th May 08
Guidelines
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National Clinical Guideline for Stroke and TIA 2008:The Royal College of
Physicians, London, UK has published recently the 3rd edition of the
National Clinical Guideline for Stroke. The first edition was published
in 2000, followed by the second edition in 2004. This guideline covers
interventions in the acute stage of a stroke or transient ischaemic
attack (TIA). Most of the evidence considered related to interventions
in the first 48 hours after onset of symptoms, although some
interventions of up to two weeks are covered as well. Atrial
Fibrillation Physiotherapy
Concise Guide for Stroke.
Stroke UpdateNewsletter September
2008
The September 2008 issue of the Stroke
update Newsletter is now available to read online. Each online issue
will be archived for future reference.
Alternatively, you may download the
PDF version
for off-line reading
Insulin
resistance in stroke patients
Fluctuation
in Spontaneous Recovery...
compounds and the angiotensin II receptor antagonist telmisartan were
investigated in the Prevention Regimen for Effectively Avoiding Second
Strokes (PRoFESS) trial (Lancet Neurology 2008; 7:875-884).Read more
for off-line reading
