Can a vision test tell us who will recover well after stroke?
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Existing vision tests do not tell us how a patient’s life will be influenced by their vision problems. This project aims to understand how the results of vision tests relate to how stroke survivors will be able to function in their daily lives.
Linking formal and functional measures of cognition after stroke and the prediction of long-term recovery
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This Lectureship will explore the link between tests that are used to assess cognition (memory and thinking) after a stroke and measurements of a stroke survivor's functional abilities. It will also investigate how cognition and functional ability change over time.
How helpful is the UTILISE speech therapy app?
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Kerry Dathan is testing a new app-based aphasia therapy to see how effective it is - not just for language tests done in the clinic, but for everyday conversations.
Ruth's story
Type: What we do
Hear about Ruth's meeting with researcher Dr Terry Quinn, who is developing five-minute tests to assess memory problems following a stroke.
SVD-SOS: Patient-focused trials for cerebral small vessel disease
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This project is part of a larger on-going study into Small Vessel Disease (SVD) after stroke. It will allow the researchers to invite some of the participants in this project back for more frequent brain scans and tests to help them to understand more about SVD after stroke.
Developing new blood tests to understand more about children with sickle cell anaemia and silent strokes
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Developing new blood tests to understand more about children with sickle cell anaemia and silent strokes.
How do treatments of swallowing problems after stroke affect risk of chest infection?
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The intended outcome of this project is to find new knowledge to help guide future policy on the reduction of chest infection risk after stroke.
Diagnosis
Type: Stroke information
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.
Blood-thinning medication and stroke
Type: Stroke information
You might be given blood-thinning medications after you've had a stroke, to help you avoid another one. Or you might need blood-thinning medication if you have a health condition such as a heart problem or blood-clotting disorder which could lead to a stroke.
What is vascular dementia?
Type: Stroke information
Vascular dementia is a type of dementia that happens when the blood supply to your brain becomes reduced. It is a common type of dementia that can be caused by a single stroke, a series of small, silent strokes or small vessels disease.