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Junior Research Training Fellowship: Measuring confidence after stroke
University of NottinghamTSA JRTF 2012/02
Fellow: Jane Horne
Regaining confidence after stroke is considered one of the top ten research priorities defined by stroke survivors, according to research conducted by the James Lind Alliance (2010). ...
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Junior Research Training Fellowship: IDEA Project - Inclusion in the Digital Economy for Aphasia
Newcastle UniversityTSA JRTF 2012/03
Fellow: Fiona Menger
The Internet is an important part of today’s world, facilitating both practical and social aspects of everyday living. However, many people struggle to access the Internet, which...
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Project Grant: Functional, cognitive and emotional outcomes after Transient Ischemic Attack: A prospective, controlled cohort study to inform future rehabilitative interventions (FACE TIA)
University of BirminghamTSA 2011/09
Small scale studies and interviews with survivors have indicated that people experience lasting problems following a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). These seem to be related to feeling depressed or anxious, tired and may...
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Junior Research Training Fellowship: Factors that influence the effectiveness of conversation training for people with aphasia: who benefits most and which tasks really help people to learn new strategies?
University College LondonTSA JRTF 2012/01
Fellow: Firle Beckley
Conversation training is a specific type of intervention provided by speech and language therapists to help people with aphasia and their conversation partners have more successful and...
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Project Grant: The role of depression in stroke
University College LondonTSA 2008/05
Depression is known to increase the risk of heart disease and some studies have suggested it may also increase the risk of stroke. It is estimated that 33% of stroke survivors suffer depression, although little is known about...
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Project Grant: INTERSTROKE- UK An international study of risk factors for stroke
University of GlasgowTSA 2011/04
We know that the chance of getting a stroke is related to risk factors such as eating habits, level of exercise, exposure to tobacco smoke, blood pressure and diabetes. Many genes and infections may also be linked to...
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Project Grant: Are chickenpox and shingles risk factors for stroke?
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineTSA 2011/05
Chickenpox and shingles are common infectious diseases and we plan to answer the following research questions:
1. Are adults or children who experience chickenpox at increased risk of stroke in the 12 months after...
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Project Grant: Can we identify genetic risk factors that cause disease of small blood vessels in the brain?
St George's, University of LondonTSA 2009/08
Small vessel disease (SVD) happens when small arteries in the brain are blocked and blood supply is restricted. It causes one fifth of all strokes, called ‘lacunar’ strokes and is a major cause of dementia. The...
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Project Grant: Expanding the DNA collection of samples from patients who have had lacunar stroke and small vessel disease
St George's, University of LondonTSA 2010/01
There are a number of different causes of stroke. Certain types of stroke may have different underlying genetic causes, and previous research suggests that lacunar stroke (a blockage of small blood vessels deep in the...
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Project Grant: Development of new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to image vessel patterns and blood flow in patients with disease of their vertebral arteries
University of OxfordTSA 2009/05
Research carried out by Professor Peter Rothwell at Oxford University suggests that vertebral artery disease, which is disease of the arteries at the back of the neck which supply blood to the back portion of the brain, is...
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