The Merz / SAFE post-stroke spasticity project launched a web site
The Merz / SAFE post-stroke spasticity project launched a web site lifewithspasticity.com aimed to create an educational space for raising awareness of the treatment options available to stroke survivors experiencing post-stroke spasticity. The project is managed by...
Europeans live longer, but extra years are not always spent in good health
The source: Adapted press release from the European Commission "Health at a Glance: Europe 2016" European Commission/OECD joint report shows that policies that aim at promoting good health and preventing diseases as well as more effective healthcare could save lives...
WSO Advocacy Toolkit for those who seek to advance stroke policy
The WSO Advocacy Toolkit is for individuals who seek to advance stroke policy, elevate the issue of stroke in his/her community and improve stroke outcomes by driving advocacy and change through governments and institutions. This toolkit will help you advocate for...
Workshop on different perspectives of AF-related stroke in the European Parliament
The European Brain Council has been working with a Member of Parliament (MEP), SAFE, the European Stroke Organisation (ESO), the Atrial Fibrillation Association (AFA) and the Arrhythmia Alliance to organise a workshop in the European Parliament in Brussels on 25th...
Case study chronicles first brain bleed tied to energy drinks
Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have presented the first case study of a patient experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke — a brain bleed — following consumption of an energy drink. In an article in press in the American Journal of Emergency...
