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A Community Engagement Symposium to Prevent and Improve Stroke Outcomes in Diverse Communities.
CONCLUSIONS: We found that the CES based on CPPR principles was effective method to increase short-term stroke awareness and stimulate discussion about stroke research among community members and community stakeholders who serve racial/ethnic minorities.
PMID: 27018364 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships - March 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Prog Community Health Partnersh Source Type: research
Clot-retrieval devices failed to improve stroke-related disability
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) A stroke survivor's chances of living independently after 90 days are not improved by the use of devices inserted into the artery to dissolve or remove a stroke-causing clot shortly after the onset of symptoms, according to a controlled trial.The study, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will be presented at the International Stroke Conference 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and published online Feb. 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Carotid artery stenting versus no stenting assisting thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke: protocol for a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses
DiscussionThis systematic review of carotid stenting in endovascular management of acute ischaemic stroke in patients with concomitant extracranial carotid lesions and intracranial embolism will assess benefits and harms of this intervention and assesses whether carotid stenting should be encouraged or avoided in acute ischaemic stroke and identify targets for further research.Systematic review registrationPROSPEROCRD42016033346
Source: Systematic Reviews - November 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
American Stroke Association honors 10 for outstanding stroke research
(American Heart Association) Scientists who've devoted their careers to stroke research, as well as authors of notable new research will be honored for their work by the American Stroke Association during the International Stroke Conference 2018.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
MIND diet may slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors
(Rush University Medical Center) A diet created by researchers at Rush University Medical Center may help substantially slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors, according to preliminary research presented on Jan. 25, at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018 in Los Angeles. The finding are significant because stroke survivors are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to the general population.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Why do some patients die and others survive after stroke?
(European Society of Cardiology) The latest data on the main causes of death after stroke will be presented at ESC Heart& Stroke 2020. The international conference of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council on Stroke is endorsed by the European Stroke Organisation (ESO).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Aspiration as good as stent retrievers for removing large-vessel clots in stroke patients
(Medical University of South Carolina) ADAPT, an aspiration technique pioneered at the Medical University of South Carolina, is non-inferior to stent retrievers for mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients with large-vessel clots, according to the preliminary results of the COMPASS trial reported at the International Stroke Conference on Jan. 25, 2018.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Comparing mechanical clot removal and standard medical therapy for severe stroke
(Georgetown University Medical Center) Results of the first randomized controlled study to evaluate a procedure that removes blood clots in the brain from patients experiencing severe strokes will be presented at the International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Feb. 8. The study also evaluates if imaging techniques were helpful in identifying patients who potentially would benefit most from clot removal.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New neurologists receive stroke training with mannequins and other simulation techniques
(Loyola University Health System) Using mannequins and other simulation techniques can significantly improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of first-year neurology residents treating strokes in the ER, according to a study presented at the International Stroke Conference 2015.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Aspiration as good as stent retrievers for large vessel clot removal in stroke patients
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Results of COMPASS trial are presented at the International Stroke Conference by J. Mocco, M.D., Vice Chair of Neurosurgery for the Mount Sinai Health System.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Falls, stroke, communication disability: content analysis of medical records and incident reports conference abstract #170 - Sullivan R, Harding K, Skinner I, Hemsley B.
Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2022)
Background Patients with communication disability following stroke are often excluded from falls research.
Aim This researched aimed to identify the circu...
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Stroke, communication disability and falls: analysis of medical records and incident reports conference abstract #172 - Sullivan R, Harding K, Skinner I, Hemsley B.
Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2022)
Background Patients with communication disability following stroke are at increased risk for adverse events including falls. However, they are often exclude...
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Air Pollution Emerges as a Top Killer Globally – Part 1
Dark pollution clouds over Cairo. Credit: Khaled Moussa Al-Omrani/IPS.By Martin KhorPENANG, Nov 11 2016 (IPS)New research is showing that air pollution is a powerful if silent killer, causing 6.5 million worldwide deaths as well as being the major cause of climate change. Air pollution has emerged as a leading cause of deaths and serious ailments in the world. Emissions that cause air pollution and are Greenhouse Gases are also the main factor causing climate change.Therefore, drastically reducing air pollution should now be treated as a top priority.The seriousness of this problem was highlighted by the heavy smog ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Martin Khor Tags: Environment Headlines Health air pollution Indoor air quality World Health Organization Source Type: news
What is the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus status and the neuroradiological correlates of cerebral small vessel disease in adults? Protocol for a systematic review
This study aims to determine if adults with CSVD and T2DM have a distinct neuroradiologic phenotype.MethodsA systematic search of the literature will be conducted to find articles that report the MRI features of CSVD in a cohort of participants including those with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A number of databases will be searched including MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Proceedings and abstracts from key conferences will also be reviewed and relevant journals hand searched for additional papers. The references from selected papers will be scanned. Screening of potential articles, data extrac...
Source: Systematic Reviews - January 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Agenda set for upcoming CRF-sponsored conference on stem cell therapy for heart disease
(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) The 8th International Conference on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will be held Jan. 23-25, 2013. The conference is a comprehensive program dedicated to the evolving field of cell-based therapies for the repair and regeneration of cardiac and vascular disease, as well as related diseases such as diabetes and stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
