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Tag Archives: Ischaemic Stroke
Researchers Advise Use of Aspirin Immediately After Minor Strokes (BBC News / Lancet)
Summary The benefits of taking aspirin immediately after a mini or minor stroke, to prevent or limit harm, have been hugely under-estimated. Full Text Link Reference Mundasad, S. (2016). ‘Immediate aspirin’ advice for minor stroke. London: BBC Health News, May … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, National, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
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Benefits of Alteplase Outweigh Risks (BBC News / MHRA)
Summary The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) review into the safety of alteplase, the thrombolytic (clot-busting) drug for the treatment of strokes, has concluded that alteplase is “safe and effective”. The expert working group of the UK’s Commission … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, Pharmacological Treatments, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Ischaemic Stroke, Alteplase, BBC Health News, Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), Dr June Raine: MHRA’s Director of Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines, Ischaemic Stroke, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Professor Sir Ian Weller, Sir Richard Thompson: Royal College of Physicians, Stroke Association, Thrombolysis, UK’s Commission on Human Medicines (CHM)
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Centralisation of Stroke Care (BBC News / BMJ)
Summary Stroke care should be centralised in large specialist units. People suffering a stroke in London have been taken to one of eight 24-hour specialist stroke units since 2010 (rather than their nearest unit) with improved outcomes. Centralising stroke care … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
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Portable Microwave-Based Technology May Speed Stroke Diagnosis (BBC News / IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering)
Summary Diagnosing and treating stroke as quickly as possible is important, to minimise avoidable brain damage. Researchers have devised an experimental prototype helmet using microwave technology which can distinguish between bleeds (haemorrhagic stroke) and clots (ischaemic stroke) quickly, so potentially … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Stroke, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Ischaemic Stroke, Acute Stroke Care, BBC Health News, Chalmers University of Technology, Emerging Technology, Golden Hour, Golden Hour: Treatment Opportunities, Haemorrhagic Stroke, Identification of Type of Stroke, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Ischaemic Stroke, Microwave Helmet, Microwave-Based Stroke Diagnosis, New Technology, Non-Haemorrhagic Stroke, Pre-Hospital Thrombolytic Treatment, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Stroke Diagnosis, Sweden, Technology and Innovation, Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Transformative Technology, Types of Stroke
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The Organisation of Stroke Services, Process of Care, and Mortality in England (BMJ)
Summary The authors investigated the relationships between the organisation of hospital stroke services, care quality and 30 day mortality in patients admitted with acute ischaemic stroke. Over one hundred hospitals in England within the Stroke Improvement National Audit Programme and 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK
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Stroke Patients Show Signs of Recovery in Stem-Cell Treatment Trial (BBC News / NHS Choices)
Summary An early piece of research into the safety and tolerability of stem cell therapy called ReN001 for the treatment of ischaemic stroke (where blood supply to the brain is blocked by blood clots) suggests that the nine people included … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Scotland, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Ischaemic Brain Damage, Ischaemic Stroke, PISCES Trial, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells, Stroke Rehabilitation, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), Transient Ischaemic Attacks, University of Glasgow
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