Joint statement of the WSO, ESO, EAN and WFN on stroke on the occasion of the 68th WHO-Europe meeting 2018, Rome This statement was jointly prepared by the World and European Stroke Organizations (WSO and ESO), the World Federation and the European Academy of Neurology (WFN and EAN) all of which are specialty societies for […]
On 10-14 September, 2018 46 young neurologists and stroke specialists from 27 countries attended the 22nd ESO Summer School at Berlin, Germany. The Center for Stroke Research Berlin ( CSB) and the Department of Neurology of the Charite – Universitatsmedizin Berlin together with the European Stroke Organisation made it possible to organise an outstanding educational […]
By Johannes Kaesmacher, MD, University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bern and Grégoire Boulouis, MD MSc, Department of Neuroradiology, Université Paris Descartes, Sainte Anne Hospital. Treating diseases usually relies on characterizing a pathologic condition as specific as possible. In acute ischemic stroke, the major therapeutic target in the early phase is often […]
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 […]
Host Institution: Department of Neurovascular Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. I am very grateful to the ESO Department to Department Visit Programme and to Prof. Ahmed and Dr. Mazya for giving me the chance to visit the Department of Neurovascular Diseases of the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm last July. The Karolinska Neurology Clinic was […]
By Carolin Beuker, MD, and Antje Schmidt-Pogoda, MD, Department of Neurology, Münster University Hospital Oral anticoagulation is key to prevent stoke in patients with atrial fibrillation and systemic embolic events after for example hip or knee surgery in elderly patients. In the last years the new class of direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) including dabigatran, […]
First I would like to thank the European Stroke Organization for granting this visit. During the week spent in Inselspital Bern, Switzerland I had the great opportunity to work with an amazing team. My entire appreciation goes to Prof. Urs Fischer, one of the best world experts in the field of Stroke Neurology, whom I […]
Diana Aguiar de Sousa and Lia Lucas Neto, from the Department of Neurosciences (Neurology) and the Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital de Santa Maria, University of Lisbon, Portugal Case Report A 39-year-old woman was admitted to our institution for evaluation after falling from the standing position. On admission, the patient was vomiting, had signs of minor […]
Giuseppe Reale, MD, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart – A. Gemelli University Hospital, Rome The recent amazing advancements in the field of stroke reperfusion therapy make us hope for a considerable increase of treated patients with subsequent favorable outcomes in terms of disability. However, medical complications occurring during the hospital stay can easily spoil […]