New aphasia friendly guides for video calling and messaging apps
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We now have aphasia-friendly guides available on how to download and use video calling apps Zoom, Skype and WhatsApp.
New clot-busting treatment option for ‘wake-up’ stroke patients
Type: Research
Presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference in Gothenburg, the results of the international WAKE-UP trial suggest that thousands of people who wake up with a stroke each year in the UK could now benefit from life-changing thrombolysis treatment.
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New exercise programme to support stroke recovery
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In a new video series, specialist physiotherapists from A Stroke of Luck will guide you through a four-week exercise programme. These exercises will help you to improve your strength, stamina, stability and flexibility.
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New Inn Support Group
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New national study into neurological impact of COVID-19
Type: Research
The Stroke Association is part of the Patient and Public Involvement Strategy, led by Dr Ava Easton on a grant worth £2.3 million to investigate the neurological and neuropsychiatric effects of COVID-19.
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New or aspiring stroke academic? Apply to the Edinburgh Stroke Winter School, 18-20 Feb 2019
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The annual Edinburgh Stroke Winter School aims to help new or aspiring stroke academics develop answerable research questions. Applications are encouraged from all specialities relevant to patients with stroke, including medicine and the allied health professions.
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New paramedic test to speed up treatment of large artery stroke
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The aim of this programme is to develop and test a new care pathway for paramedics to recognise the patients who are likely to have a large artery blockage, so that this group can be taken directly to the thrombectomy hospital.
New partnership with Lifeline24 Personal Alarms
Personal Alarm providers Lifeline24 are partnering with the Stroke Association to support stroke survivors and their families throughout the UK.
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New report highlights need for more stroke research funding
Type: Research
A new report published today shows that stroke research remains severely underfunded compared to the devastating impact it has on people’s lives. The UK Health Research Analysis 2018 also shows stroke research receives much less funding than many other areas of health research.
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New research suggests brain scans could help predict brain bleed risk in patients on anticoagulant drugs.
Type: Research
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.
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