Comment on the paper “Women in the European Stroke Organisation: One, two, many. . . – A Top Down and Bottom Up approach” by Dr Linxin Li “I try to teach through my opinions, through my speeches, how wrong it is to judge people on the basis of what they look like, colour of […]
Same stroke, same treatment and lower limb weakness, but forget about upper motor neurons! By Giuseppe Reale, MD – ESO YSPR Committee Sometimes it seems that stroke treatment is all about time, tissue and recanalization, whatever it takes. However, it is important to remember that danger might be just around the corner, even after a […]
Author: Dr Linxin Li This is a true case that I recently heard about in a meeting. I thought it might be of interest to you too. A 40-year-old man who lives in the Netherlands but works in the UK presented to a hospital in the UK. He had a sudden onset of left face, […]
Author Interview with Dr Johannes Kaesmacher, from the University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland Interviewed by Nicolas Martinez-Majander, from the Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. Paper: Mechanical Thrombectomy in Ischemic Stroke Patients With Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score 0-5, published recently […]
The ESO Telestroke Committee aims to help European countries and health care professionals in the use of telemedicine for stroke care. As telemedicine is particularly helpful in areas where expert care is not widely available, the issue of telemedicine is closely related to the question of optimal area coverage in stroke care. The committee defines […]
Original research article: Abilleira S, Aguiar de Sousa D, Gattringer T, Kobayashi A, Fazekas F, Szikora I, et al. Planning of stroke care and urgent prehospital care across Europe: Results of the ESO/SMINT/EAN/SAFE Survey European Stroke Journal. 2019 (1) https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987319837106 Stroke Plans and Prehospital Care in Europe Comment by Helge Fagerheim Bugge, MD, Mona Guterud, […]
Each month, the PR Committee interviews an ESO Fellow (FESO) to feature in the newsletter. To qualify as an FESO, members must demonstrate scientific quality and a willingness to actively volunteer in ESO. There are no age requirements, but FESO must meet minimum standards. FESO receive additional benefits, including participation in the Council of Fellows. […]
Promoting gender equity in academic stroke research and clinical trial leadership. The ESO WISE Workshop is aimed at stroke neurologists, physicians and researchers at all career stages. The workshop is being offered in Milan in conjunction with #ESOC2019. You can register for the full conference on the ESOC 2019 website. Why are there fewer women among clinical trialists […]
Johannes Kaesmacher MD, University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland The medical field has historically developed a culture of perfectionism reacting slightly anaphylactic in response to failure. In contemporary endovascular stroke treatment, many scientific and organizational efforts focus on the optimization of workflows, extending the patient population eligible for therapy […]