Authors: Dr Tom Moullaali, twitter: @tom_moullaali; Dr Xia WangAffiliations: The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, and the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh ISC 2019 Aloha! With the backdrop of white sands, blue skies, towering palm trees and the dramatic Diamond Head crater, we bring you the highlights of the 2019 International […]
Report of the 6th ESO ESMINT ESNR Stroke Winter School Urs Fischer, Pasquale Mordasini, Jan Gralla, Simon Jung The 6th ESO ESMINT ESNR Stroke Winter School was held in Bern, Switzerland from the 29th January to 1st of February 2019. The local organizing committee were Prof. Jan Gralla, PD Dr. Pasquale Mordasini, PD Dr. Simon […]
Author: Dr Nicolas Martinez-Majander Affiliation: Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki and Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland A 27-year-old man was admitted with left hemiparesis, dysarthria and neglect (NIHSS 13) 40 minutes after symptom onset. He was a smoker with no other comorbidities or prior medications. Initial non-contrast CT showed no […]
University Hospital Ostrava – ESO Certified Stroke Centre ESO is proud to announce the certification of University Hospital Ostrava as the newest addition to the list of ESO Certified Stroke Units and Centres in Europe. According to their website, the University Hospital in Ostrava is the largest state-owned medical facility in the North Moravia. It provides […]
Original research articleThe impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on the risk of intracranial haemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysisEuropean Stroke Journal DOI: 10.1177/2396987319827211 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of ICH: concrete or confusion? Comment by Linxin Li Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly used as first-line treatment for depression but there are […]
Last year, the PR Committee interviewed prominent young ESO members in a well received monthly series featured in the newsletter. In 2019, by request, the PR Committee will interview an ESO Fellow (FESO) to feature in the newsletter each month. To qualify as an FESO, members must demonstrate scientific quality and a willingness to actively […]
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Dr Linxin Li and Dr Robert Hurford Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University 5pm, we received a telephone GP referral. “I wondered if you could arrange to see this 36-year old lady in your TIA clinic. She is known to suffer from migraine […]
Thanks to the ESO Department to Department Visit Programme I had the opportunity to visit the Stroke Research Team at King’s College (London, UK) during a one week stay. The team is led by Pr Charles Wolfe and Pr Christopher Mc Kevitt, and is part of the School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s […]