Tag Archives: Stroke Rehabilitation

World Stroke Day and Recent Resources on Prevention and Management of Stroke (NHS England / WSO / NHS RightCare)

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary World Stroke Day, this year, was on October 29th 2017. It had a stroke prevention theme. The NHS RightCare stroke pathway for Preventing and Managing Stroke, published recently, defines the components in an optimal scheme for the prevention and … Continue reading →

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Configuration of Stroke Services: a Themed Review of NIHR Research (NIHR DC)

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NIHR Dissemination Centre (NIHR DC) has released a themed review of NIHR research into the organisation of stroke services and care pathways. This review of 44 published and 29 ongoing studies covers recent research into stroke and acute … Continue reading →

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Researchers Advise Use of Aspirin Immediately After Minor Strokes (BBC News / Lancet)

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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Funding the Shared Lives Model of Support For Living Independently At Home (NHS England / Shared Lives Plus)

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England is to invest £1.75 million in the Shared Lives Plus scheme which aims to help people be cared for at home, rather than in hospitals. “The Shared Lives model will support people who have needs which make … Continue reading →

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Stroke Brain Damage Reversed by Brain Stimulation? (BBC News / PNAS)

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research at Stanford University School of Medicine, on mice, indicates that stimulation of the brain regions which control movement may help recovery from strokes. They investigated whether brain stimulation aided recovery and discovered that those animals receiving brain stimulation … Continue reading →

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Pilot Study of Stem Cell Treatment in Stroke Therapy (BBC News / Stem Cell Translational Medicine)

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A pilot study at Imperial College London indicates that infusing stem cells into the brain during the first week after a stroke may improve recovery. Patients were more likely to be able to walk and look after themselves independently … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Ischaemic Stroke, Angiogenesis, BBC Health News, Brain Research, CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem / Progenitor Cells, Haruko Obokata, Imperial College London, Ischaemic Brain Damage, Medical Research, Neurogenesis, Neurological Research, Professor Yoshiki Sasai, RIKEN's Centre for Developmental Biology, Severe Anterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke, Shinichi Aizawa (Riken Institute), Stap Cells: Stimulus-Triggered Acquisition of Pluripotency, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cell Translational Medicine, Stem Cell Treatment in Stroke Therapy, Stem Cells, Stem Cells (CD34+), Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Therapy, Transformative Therapies, Translational Research | Leave a comment

Women Have Poorer Quality of Life After Stroke (BBC News)

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research in the United States, covering 1,370 patients three months and a year after a stroke, has found that women tend to have a poorer quality of life after a stroke than men. Women tend to have strokes at a … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, Universal Interest | Tagged Anxiety, BBC Health News, Department of Neurology and Women's Health Center of Excellence for Leadership Research and Education: Winston-Salem, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Nursing, Emotional Impact of Stroke, Michigan State University, Mini-Stroke (TIA) Services, Mood Disorders After Stroke, Neurology, Organisation of Stroke Services, Poststroke Care, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Quality of Life After Ischemic Stroke, Stroke Care Pathway, Stroke Patients and Carers, Stroke Rehabilitation, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), Transient Ischaemic Attacks, United States, University of Texas Southwestern, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center: North Carolina | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Stroke Rehabilitation

Researchers Advise Use of Aspirin Immediately After Minor Strokes (BBC News / Lancet)

Stroke Brain Damage Reversed by Brain Stimulation? (BBC News / PNAS)

Pilot Study of Stem Cell Treatment in Stroke Therapy (BBC News / Stem Cell Translational Medicine)

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