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11th February 2022

A look at surgical procedures in patients with carotid artery stenosis: The second asymptomatic carotid trial (ACST-2)

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Carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) are procedures that can restore patency and reduce the long-term risk of stroke. Both CAS and CEA have become common procedures in…

Akshar Patel
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26th August 2021

The female stroke: Sex differences affect stroke presentation and management

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Women have a unique experience when it comes to stroke. Several differences between the sexes exist in stroke; in the epidemiology of the disease, clinical presentation, medical care and patient…

Shawn Haigh
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26th August 2021

Dopamine in stroke rehabilitation – Where do we stand?

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During this year’s “Stroke Summer School 2021” in Basel, Switzerland, Stefan Engelter (Stroke Unit, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland) provided an overview of what is known about the use of dopamine…

Anna Stelling, PhD
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20th August 2021

Lipids and stroke: An update

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During this year’s “Stroke Summer School 2021” in Basel, Switzerland, Gian Marco De Marchis (Stroke Unit, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland) provided an overview of the most important recent findings regarding…

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29th January 2021

Neurological disease burden in Europe: A new analysis calling for action

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The Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study 2015 has drawn attention to the substantial and increasing health burden of neurological diseases worldwide.1 In order to adjust public health and disease…

Anna Stelling, PhD
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26th September 2020

New data on endovascular treatment in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis

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Stroke can have several causes, and one of them is cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), affecting mostly young adult and middle-aged patients.1 The current standard for CVT is anticoagulation treatment with…

Anna Stelling, PhD
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18th August 2020

New evidence against fluoxetine in stroke recovery

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Stroke is a very common disease that leads to disability in around half of its survivors.1 It has been believed that fluoxetine, a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), could improve neurological…

Anna Stelling, PhD
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30th July 2020

Across specialties – a study on brain complications in COVID-19 patients

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Since December 2019, when clinicians first reported infections with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19), researchers have been trying to decipher the effects of the virus on…

Anna Stelling, PhD
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29th May 2020

Does COVID-19 affect the brain?

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With EAN going virtual this year, the global SARS-CoV2 pandemic was never far from the attendees’ minds. After a brief overview of the putative mechanisms for SARS-CoV2 accessing the brain,…

Anne Carter, MA (Cantab)
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22nd March 2019

Could the gut-brain axis have a role in stroke recovery?

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Acute disruption of bacterial populations in the gut after stroke could have a detrimental effect on recovery, according to new research. The role that our microbiome – the microbial environment…

Peter Stevenson, PhD
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