Recent research awards

01 January 2007

A photograph of the results of a brain scan.

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: research