Source: stroketales.com This is a blog post written by Kasia, young stroke survivor from Poland. She is one of the ambassadors of the Merz-SAFE post-stroke spasticity project. 1. Cooking – nothing is better than doing polish Pierogi (dumplings) or Indian chiapati...

Oxygen after stroke – the PROOF trial Can high-dose oxygen therapy reduce the effects of stroke? A new international study called PROOF, funded by the EU, will investigate. An ischaemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. The arteries that supply the brain with...

A new study by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the University of Glasgow has found that a low-cost therapy can improve the lives of stroke patients with vision problems. A stroke can affect the way the brain processes the information it receives...

Source: Stroke Association UK, www.stroke.org.uk Hanna Coles from Ferndown is taking on the Stroke Association’s Resolution Run on Sunday 19 March at Moors Valley Country Park in Ringwood. Hanna, 25, was inspired to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association after...

HealthDay News, published on neurologyadvisor.com For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), diabetes requiring insulin, but not diabetes without insulin treatment, is associated with an increased risk of stroke/systemic embolism, according to a study published in...