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Stroke services, training, research and advocacy needs in Africa: Preliminary results from the Africa – UK Stroke Partnership (AUKSP) project
We describe the status of acute stroke care services and unmask training and research needs in Africa.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Olaleye Adeniji, Stephanie Jones, Joseph Spencer, Gabriel Ogunde, Joseph Yaria, Pamela Naidoo, Foad Abdallah, Philip Adebayo, Paul Macaire Ossou-Nguiet, Dorcas Ogunloye, Jennifer Edwards, Liz Lightbody, Mayowa Owolabi, Caroline Watkins, Rufus Akinyemi, AU Source Type: research

ASOC Osuntokun Award Lecture 2022: Partnership for stroke prevention and treatment in Africa: Qualitative research processes and findings
Africa has one of the highest rates of stroke and stroke deaths in the world. The burden of stroke is increasing with a 3-year mortality rate of up to 84%. Stroke disproportionately affects the young and middle-aged population contributing to morbidity and mortality affecting families, communities, health systems, and economic progress. My objectives of the 2022 Osuntokun Award Lecture at the African Stroke Organization Conference were to explore our qualitative research findings from our communities and to propose future qualitative methods for improving stroke outcomes in Africa.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 2, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Carolyn Jenkins Source Type: research

Informing Patients with Acute Stroke About their Risk of Dementia: A Survey of UK Healthcare Professionals
People who have a stroke are at an increased risk of developing dementia.1,2 According to the 2021 James Lind Alliance –Stroke Association Priority Setting Partnership, cognitive issues after stroke are a key concern of people who have a stroke.3 Identifying which patients with acute stroke are at risk of dementia could help patients and their carers to plan for the future. However, informing a patient who has jus t had a stroke about their risk of dementia may cause anxiety.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 12, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Emily L. Ball, Gillian E. Mead, Eugene Y.H. Tang, Dorota Religa, Terence J. Quinn, Susan D. Shenkin Source Type: research

Global Neurology: Navigating Career Possibilities
Semin Neurol 2018; 38: 145-151 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1647245Neurology has not typically been associated with international relief work; however, with the growth of chronic cardiovascular disease and stroke associated with unhealthy eating and sedentary ways, the appearance of “new” neurologic diseases, such as the Zika and West Nile viruses, and the high numbers of seizure disorders resulting from neuroinfectious diseases, more opportunities are arising for international and globally oriented neurologists. Multiple opportunities exist for developing a global clinician–educator career pathway, including private institut...
Source: Seminars in Neurology - May 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Schiess, Nicoline Saylor, Deanna Zunt, Joseph Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

The emerging partnership between palliative care and stroke
Stroke care displays 2 truisms. First, a severe stroke is a common event often close to one's death. It unleashes a series of intense conversations among clinicians, patients, and families, rife with uncertainty, about health states with varying degrees of acceptability and what makes life worth living.1 Second, enormous variations in clinical practice remain prevalent, including end-of-life care practices. This end-of-life practice variation has been called a hidden curriculum, providing medical students with insights into how the location of their residency training helps shape the type of physicians they will become.2 I...
Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - June 12, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Holloway, R. G., Bernat, J. L. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Academic-industry Collaborations in Translational Stroke Research
Abstract Academic-industry collaborations are an emerging format of translational stroke research. Next to classic contract research models, a multitude of collaboration models has been developed, some of which even allowing for multinational or intercontinental research programs. This development has recently been paralleled by first successful attempts to overcome the translational stroke research road block, such as the unprecedented success of novel endovascular approaches or the advent of the multicenter preclinical trial concept. While the first underlines the role of the industry as a major innovation drive...
Source: Translational Stroke Research - June 13, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Comorbidity between neurological illness and psychiatric disorders.
This article takes an epidemiological approach to understanding these relationships and focuses mostly on epilepsy. Although, these relationships are understood in many neurological disorders, routine screening for psychiatric disorders in neurological disorders is infrequent, mostly due to the lack of partnerships between psychiatrists and neurologists and the paucity of neuropsychiatrists. Much more needs to be done to improve the detection and treatment of patients affected by neurological and psychiatric disorders. Understanding the scope of this overlap may inspire collaborations to improve the lives of people affecte...
Source: CNS Spectrums - February 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Hesdorffer DC Tags: CNS Spectr Source Type: research

Bridging the Gap in Neurotherapeutic Discovery and Development: The Role of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Translational Neuroscience
This article provides an overview of NINDS-funded therapy development programs offered by the NINDS Office of Translational Research.
Source: Neurotherapeutics - June 17, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

The Dutch String‐of‐Pearls Stroke Study: Protocol of a large prospective multicenter genetic cohort study
BackgroundIn the last couple of years, genome‐wide association studies have largely altered the scope in genetic research in diseases in which both environmental and genetic risk factors contribute to the disease. To date, the genetic risk loci identified in stroke have lagged behind those in other complex diseases, possibly because of the heterogeneity of stroke phenotypes. Sufficiently large cohorts with well‐defined and detailed phenotyping of stroke patients are needed to identify additional genetic risk loci. DesignThe String‐of‐Pearls Institute is a unique partnership between all eight University Medical Cent...
Source: International Journal of Stroke - August 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Paul J. Nederkoorn, Ewoud J. Dijk, Peter J. Koudstaal, Gert‐Jan Luijckx, Robert J. Oostenbrugge, Marieke C. Visser, Marieke J. H. Wermer, Ynte M. Ruigrok, Ale Algra, L. Jaap Kappelle, Tags: Protocols Source Type: research