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World Stroke Organization Global Stroke Services Guidelines and Action Plan
Every two seconds, someone across the globe suffers a symptomatic stroke. ‘Silent’ cerebrovascular disease insidiously contributes to worldwide disability by causing cognitive impairment in the elderly. The risk of cerebrovascular disease is disproportionately higher in low to middle income countries where there may be barriers to stroke care. The last two decades have seen a major transformation in the stroke field with the emergence of evidence‐based approaches to stroke prevention, acute stroke management, and stroke recovery. The current challenge lies in implementing these interventions, particularly in regions ...
Source: International Journal of Stroke - September 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Patrice Lindsay, Karen L. Furie, Stephen M. Davis, Geoffrey A. Donnan, Bo Norrving Tags: Guidelines Source Type: research

Thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in South Africa
ConclusionsOur findings indicate that the use of thrombolysis in routine clinical practice in a South African setting has similar safety and early efficacy outcomes to developed and other developing countries.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - May 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Alan Bryer, Sean Wasserman Tags: Short Report Source Type: research

Functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging in stroke: an evidence‐based clinical review
Stroke is a common condition that may lead to various degrees of neurological deficit and long‐term disability. It has become increasingly recognized that cortical reorganization of neuronal networks plays a significant role in regaining function following a focal brain injury. However, the mechanisms involved in this process are still not fully understood. Resting‐state functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging is a rapidly evolving scanning technique that has the potential to shed light into this neuronal rearrangement. A better understanding of the underlying neurological pathways may contribute to the deve...
Source: International Journal of Stroke - March 19, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Ourania Varsou, Mary Joan Macleod, Christian Schwarzbauer Tags: Review Source Type: research