By Bojana Žvan and Anita Arsovska The 11th Conference on Acute Stroke with International Attendance took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on the 01st of December, 2017. It was traditionally organized by Prof. Dr. Bojana Žvan (FESO), President of the National Stroke Society of Slovenia. AKUTNA MOŽGANSKA KAP XI The meeting hosted invited speakers from Europe, […]
By Anita Arsovska, Hrvoje Budincevic and Francesca Pezzella The Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) Working Conference& General Assembly took place in Zagreb, Croatia, 06th-08th of December 2017 and was co-hosted by the Croatian Stroke Society. The plenary lectures and workshops were attended by 98 delegates from 32 countries. The Working Conference started with the introductory […]
Comment Authors: Daniela Pimenta Silva, Diana Aguiar de Sousa, Department of Neurology, Hospital de Santa Maria, University of Lisbon, Portugal Original Article: Mazya M.V., Cooray C., Lees K.R., et al, 2017. Minor stroke due to large artery occlusion. When is intravenous thrombolysis not enough? Results from the SITS International Stroke Thrombolysis Register. European Stroke Journal. […]
Author: Mira Katan MD, MS, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland In clinical stroke research we are looking into relationships between exposure variables such as specific treatments (e.g. statins) or risk factors (e.g. hypertension) and a subsequent outcome variable such as functional outcome, mortality or stroke recurrence. Effect modification describes the situation where […]
Author: Maria Mirabela Manea, MD, PhD student Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit – National Institute of Neurology and Neurovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania. University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania Is there an increased risk of stroke in patients with heart failure? Heart failure (HF) and stroke are diseases associated with high […]
Do you have an idea and need help finalising your protocol? Or an ongoing project and want confirmation that it is going in successful direction? We will host the 5th ESO Young Stroke Physicians and Researchers (YSPR) Workshop at the upcoming ESO Conference (ESOC), 16-18th May 2018. The workshop is a primer for young stroke physicians […]
On October 3rd, 2017, the Angels and ESO EAST meetings were held in Košice, Slovakia. The meetings were attended by participants from 18 countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Slovakia. The meeting was opened by Valeria Caso, President of ESO, who […]
Word Stroke Day Activities around Europe – What’s your reason to prevent stroke? Take a trip through World Stroke Day happenings among our colleagues in Europe! On October 29th we raised stroke awareness and celebrated the great efforts we all do on daily basis in the battle against stroke. Next year join us in recognising […]
Author: Giuseppe Reale, MD, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology. University Hospital “Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli”- Rome, Italy In the last decade, the use of Magnetic Resonance (MR) in stroke clinical practice has grown significantly1,2. One of the most important MR sequences in ischemic stroke neuroradiological diagnosis is the so-called […]