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EBC holds AF-Related Stroke Policy Workshop at European Parliament
On 25 January 2017, EBC and MEP Aldo Patriciello (Italy) host an AF-Related Stroke Policy Series Workshop in the European Parliament in Brussels. Moderated by Peter O’Donnell of Politico, the workshop focuses on highlighting the importance of pre-screening and early...

What’s in a name? A call to reframe non-communicable diseases
Source: www.thelancet.com Written by Luke N Allen, Andrea B Feigl DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30001-3 The global health community does not spend much time on branding, which perhaps explains why existing classifications for the three largest groups...

Life after stroke: Tips for recovering communication skills
Stroke can lead to ongoing communication problems, but recovery is often possible. The source: medicalnewstoday.com Written by Yvette Brazier Every year in the United States, more than 795,000 people have a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...

Stroke at 34 – Interview with Diana Wong Ramos from Portugal AVC
by Jennifer Thomsen | 17.1.2017 |published on eso-stroke.org Interview with a Stroke Survivor who had stroke at 34 By Francesca Romana Pezzella (Italy) and Anita Arsovska (Macedonia) Diana Wong Ramos is a 39 year old stroke survivor, whom we met during the SAFE...

The lasting effects of ministrokes may contribute to dementia
Evidence overwhelmingly supports a link between cognitive decline (including dementia) and cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Not only do individuals with cerebrovascular diseases have a much higher...