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New devices causing ‘paradigm shift’ in stroke care
New devices called stent retrievers, which effectively reverse strokes, have revolutionized the treatment of certain stroke patients, says sciencedaily.com citing an article in the journal Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. "Stent retrievers are a major advance in...

A historical moment for the fight against stroke in Portugal: Portugal AVC is here
September 23rd, 2016, is a day that can be in the history of the fight against stroke in Portugal: The 1st associative entity was founded, and is officially legalized, nationwide, led by survivors of stroke, although including families, health professionals,...

What if everyone over 55 was offered a pill to prevent heart attacks and strokes?
The author of the article: Richard Smith, Chair of Patients Know Best and icddr,b (formerly International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh) and former editor of the BMJ. Article published on: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/ Cardiovascular disease...

Virtual world improves communication following stroke
A virtual reality world called EVA Park can improve the communication of those who have impaired speech and language following a stroke, according to research by academics at City University London. The study, which is published in PLOS ONE, is the first exploration...

TOGETHER AGAINST STROKE: SAFE, ESO and the Industry
For too long the approach to raising the issues around stroke care has been fragmented. Commercial, patient and professional voices are often involved in separate campaigns leading to noise in the system that decision makers have all too easily been able to ignore....