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The Scottish Government has published a vision document that sets out a vision of what progressive stroke care in Scotland should look like. We are encouraged at what is included and look forward to working together to make sure this translates into real change on the ground.

Make stroke the priority it needs to be in Scotland by sharing our manifesto.

John Watson, Associate Director Scotland of the Stroke Association, comments on the 2022 report for the Scottish stroke improvement programme.

Immediately after their stroke around 30% of people have a vision problem called hemianopia – loss of vision on one side of the visual field. This leaves them with a ‘blind side’ to their right or left. This project will investigate whether a new treatment can help stroke survivors with hemianopia to manage their vision problems.

This research will investigate 2000 drugs that are already known to be safe for use in humans to see if they could help reduce the amount of damage to the brain which an intracerebral haemorrhage (a type of stroke caused by a bleed in the brain) causes.

We’re partnering with LoSalt® for a #HealthierUK, to share tips and ideas for small changes that can make a big difference.

Some people can experience post-stroke seizures. A small number of people go on to develop epilepsy, which is a tendency to have repeated seizures. Find out about the different types of seizures and how epilepsy is diagnosed and treated.