Stem cell therapy is safe for stroke patients, study shows
Could bone-marrow-derived stem cells aid stroke recovery? A multicenter trial looking at whether a single dose of millions of adult, bone-marrow-derived stem cells can aid stroke recovery indicates it's safe and well-tolerated by patients but may not significantly...
SEE IT-KNOW IT-TREAT IT #StrokeEurope
The medical treatment a stroke patient receives in the first 3 to 6 hours means the difference between life or death, or recovery and lifelong disability. Rena from Israel, aged 81 was widowed recently and lives a semi active life as she suffers from borderline heart...
UKs first freely accessible app aimed at Stroke and Brain Injury
The website is the first of its kind in the UK and is designed to provide a rehab and recovery resource for patients and clinicians across the country. The project and the website have just been shortlisted for a national advancing health care award. The project was...
Stroke support stories: National Stroke League of Hungary
The National Prevention and Rehabilitation League of Stroke in Hungary is a prominently public benefit organisation. Services include health-preservation, prevention of disease, healing- and medical rehabilitation activities. This is their story, told by Krisztina,...
TIME IS BRAIN – THINK FAST WHEN STROKE HAPPENS #StrokeEurope
In the midst of a media awareness campaign, which emphasized the warning signs of a stroke, the office of Neeman Stroke Survivors Association, Israel, received many calls of gratitude for the important information. A particularly moving one was from the mother of a 34...
