Recent research awards
01 January 2007
The Stroke Association awarded the following project grants in the latest grant competition:
A feasibility study of use of a cheap, portable, robotic aid for delivering repetitive practice of arm rehabilitation in acute stroke
An investigation into brain damage following treatments to remove fatty deposits from the artery to the brain
A pilot study to investigate the effect of the drug allopurinol on vascular health
Evaluation of a measurement scale for assessing the extent of bleeding into the ventricles of the brain following a Haemorrhagic Stroke.
Investigating how the brain work when people with stroke are performing two tasks
The International Carotid Stenting Study: Extension of Recruitment
Trial to investigate the use of stenting in the prevention of stroke after TIA and minor stroke.
Source: The Stroke Association's Research department
