Visual scanning training interventions help people with visual field loss after stroke?
Junior Research Training Fellowship: Christine Hazelton
Getting the most from brain MRI scans: new and better measures of brain health in stroke
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans provide lots of data on the health of a person’s brain, not all of which is routinely used in clinical practice. This project will continue the development of tools to assess the brain scans of people with stroke.
New research suggests brain scans could help predict brain bleed risk in patients on anticoagulant drugs.
Wednesday 16 May 2018
The CROMIS-2 study investigated whether signs of small brain bleeds on routine brain scans can help us understand which ischaemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation are at increased risk of a bleed in the brain when on anticoagulant ‘blood thinning’ drugs.
Ischaemic stroke
An ischaemic stroke happens when a blood clot, or other blockage, cuts off the blood supply to your brain. This is the most common type of stroke.
Haemorrhagic stroke
A haemorrhagic stroke is a stroke that is caused by bleeding in or around the brain. Although they are less common than strokes that are caused by a blockage, they can be much more serious.
Transient ischaemic attack
A TIA or transient ischaemic attack is the same as a stroke, except that the symptoms last for a short amount of time and no longer than 24 hours. Although the symptoms may not last long, a TIA is still very serious.
Diagnosis and treatment
No two strokes are the same. How well you recover and how long it takes is different for everyone, but making sure that you receive treatment as quickly as possible will give you the best chance of making a good recovery.
Realising the full potential of routinely-available brain imaging to improve treatment of patients with acute stroke
This research project aims to better understand how particular features of the CT scan can be used to make better treatment decisions for patients with ischaemic stroke, and whether we can accurately estimate the time since the stroke began.
Private treatment
Resource type: Information leaflet
Publication type: Stroke information
This guide explains what private treatments are available for stroke, and what to consider before deciding if they are right for you. It covers rehabilitation therapies like physiotherapy, as well as health checks and scans.
What causes swelling around strokes due to bleeding in the brain?
People with stroke due to brain haemorrhage have swelling around the haemorrhage on their brain scan. More swelling worsens recovery. No treatment improves outcome after this swelling.
The programme will use biological information about cells and molecules, and information from patients, to design a study of treatment for swelling after brain haemorrhage.