Blogged by Gian Marco De Marchis, MD MSc FESO Stroke Genetics and Omics / Biomarkers In her talk on “Mendelian Randomization in Stroke”, Jemma Hopewell outlined that more than half of drugs thought promising will fail. Mendelian Randomization (MR), which is based on the natural occurrence of genotype (e.g. genotype aa vs. AA), can provide […]
Blogged by: Derya ULUDUZ, Prof. M.D. ,Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine The Embolic causes of stroke session took place at 16.45-18.15 on 22.05.2019, chaired by Prof Danilo Toni and George Ntaios. The session was mainly focusing on Atrial fibrillation, ESUS trials and PFO patients. The first speaker was Prof Timo Kohles with the topic ‘Screening for paroxysmal […]
By Dr. Luca Mengozzi LMENGOZZI01@GMAIL.COM Stroke treatment is pure team work and a journey but, unlike many journeys, physicians wish for this one to be the quickest and less challenging as possible. However, what if such journey did not start in a hospital at all? Acute Stroke Treatment by a Physician-based Emergency Services Team in […]
On May 22, from 16:45-18:15, in the Gold Room, the Joint ESO-ESMINT Endovascular Stroke Treatment Session – took place, chaired by Sònia Abilleira (Spain) and Patrick Brouwer (Sweden). The first speaker was Phil White (United Kingdom) who asked DO WE STILL NEED A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL FOR POSTERIOR CIRCULATION STROKE? The take home points were […]
Media Release Milan, 22 May 2019 5th Annual European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) facilitates scientific exchange and advancements in clinical practice RESCUE BRAIN: A neutral trial of remote ischaemic conditioning within 6 hours of stroke; however, ongoing trials will determine if the method is efficient in a different setting PASTA: No increase in the rate […]
Georgia Fisher is a 25-year old physiotherapist, scientist and PhD candidate from Sydney. She has been studying clinical features and treatment options of neglect since 2015, when she was in the final year of her bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy. Today, Georgia Fisher presented her current project on proprioception and functional impairment in unilateral neglect after […]
Prof. Anita Arsovska, MD, PhD, University Clinic of Neurology, Medical Faculty, University “Ss Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, FESO, FEAN, SAFE Board Member Angels Initiative New Countries Meeting On the 22nd of May, during the first day of ESOC 2019, the Angels Initiative New Countries Meeting took place from 15:30 – 17:00. […]
Session Report: Intracerebral Haemorrhage I Dr Kailash Krishnan, MRCP (UK), MRCP (Lond), PhD, FESO An excellent insight into acute intracerebral haemorrhage at the European Stroke Organisation Conference, Milan and no doubt gratefully received by a large audience this afternoon! Dr Schreuder demonstrated how ICH as such is not a ‘diagnosis’ and it is critical to […]
Have you seen colleagues with a red ESO Fellow ribbon at ESOC? We invite you to distinguish yourself as a FESO. The European Stroke Organisation is a thriving community making a major contribution to improving the lives of stroke patients and their families across Europe. The ESO conference is the most important annual event ESO […]