Stroke rates rising among younger adults: Report
CTVNews.ca Staff Published Wednesday, June 7, 2017 12:21PM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, June 7, 2017 9:29PM EDT A new report warns that the rates of stroke are increasing among Canadian young adults faster than among older adults. The risk of a stroke increases with...
The Action Plan for Stroke in Europe 2018 to 2030
The Action Plan for Stroke in Europe 2018 to 2030 will be of major importance for the prevention of stroke in Europe and the implementation of adequate stroke services. Two previous consensus conferences on stroke management in Europe have been held in 1994 and 2006....
A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of cure – reducing the burden of stroke in Europe
By Jon Barrick, President of SAFE and World Stroke Campaign Committee Chair The text is originally published first on worldstrokeorganization.blog Over the past two decades Europe has seen a welcome reduction in the proportion of people having a stroke and for those...
Mind-controlled device helps stroke patients retrain brains to move paralyzed hands
Device reads brain signals in stroke patients, converts them into motion Stroke patients who learned to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over their paralyzed hands gained some control over their hands, according to a new study from Washington...
Strokes may cause increased preference for alcohol, research suggests
Brain changes after stroke may lead to increase in alcohol-seeking behavior, at least in animal models, according to research published in the journal Scientific Reports. Although it is known that excessive alcohol intake (more than two drinks per day) is a risk...
