European Stroke Journal Comment
The development of carotid artery stenting (CAS) has changed the clinical practice, being the procedure as effective as CEA in preventing stroke recurrence or TIA after the post-procedural period1
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ESO Blog and YSPR corner 2018: A year of Lessons and Progress
Diana Aguiar de Sousa and Else Charlotte Sandset on behalf of the YSPR committee As we say hello to 2019 the main focus is on looking ahead. However in the last ESO blog post on behalf of YSPR, we would like to take time to reflect on some of the accomplishments of ESO directed to […]
Medical Management of ESUS – what have we learnt so far?
Author: Dr Nicolas Martinez-Majander Affiliation: Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki and Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland Medical Management of ESUS In 2014, a subset of cryptogenic stroke was presented, embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS).1 Exclusion criteria include >50% stenosis in a large proximal artery in the territory of ischemia, […]
Prominent Members Under 45: Interview with Francesca Romana Pezzella
For 2018, via the ESO newsletter, we are focusing the spotlight on prominent ESO members under 45. In January we introduced you to Georgios K. Tsivgoulis. For February, we learned more about Else Charlotte Sandset. In March we presented Urs Fischer. In April you met Charlotte Cordonnier. Hopefully you were able to meet some of […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke
Should I stay or should I go? What revascularization treatment in large vessel occlusion stroke with low NIHSS? Giuseppe Reale, Neurology Resident at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome. ESO – YSPR Committee Endovascular treatment (EVT) is considered to be the standard of care for ischemic stroke due to proximal large vessel occlusion (LVO)1. […]
ESJ Comment: Nonfocal transient neurological attacks in patients with carotid artery occlusion
Author: Dr Nicolas Martinez-Majander Affiliation: Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland Original Article: Oudeman E, Volkers E, Greving J et al, 2018. Nonfocal transient neurological attacks in patients with carotid artery occlusion. (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2396987318818779) Nonfocal Transient Neurological Attack Nonfocal transient neurological attack (TNA) is defined as sudden onset of atypical nonlocalizing neurological symptoms lasting less […]
Brain 2018 an EAN ESO Initiative
Brain 2018 The European Stroke Organisation (ESO) partnered with the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) once again to present Brain 2018. The symposium, held in Mumbai, India from 8-9 September, continued the annual tradition with a productive symposium between Indian and European faculty. Brain 2018 focused on Epilepsy, Stroke, Migraine and Pain as the main […]
Stroke Case: The Full Picture
Dr Linxin Li This week in the TIA clinic, we have an 85 year old gentleman who presented with multiple episodes of transient leg weakness. Patient Information He is a retired mechanic who is hypertensive, diabetic with hyperlipidaemia. He is also an ex-smoker and had coronary artery bypass 15 years ago. He told you that […]
Global Burden of Disease Brain Summit
The Global Burden of Disease Summit in Auckland, New Zealand
