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ESJ Comment: The incidence of first stroke in and around pregnancy: A population-based cohort study from Sweden

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Comment Author: Diana Aguiar de Sousa, Department of Neurology, Hospital de Santa Maria, University of Lisbon, Portugal Original Article: Lu Ban et al. 2017. “The incidence of first stroke in and around pregnancy: A population-based cohort study from Sweden” European Stroke Journal. Epub April 21, 2017. doi: 10.1177/2396987317706600 Pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of […]

ESOC 2017 Emergency Report

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Author: Eugenia Muresan, MD, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ESOC 2017 Emergency Report Being an Emergency physician with an interest in neurology, attending a conference such as ESOC2017 was equally a challenge and a valuable learning experience. My particular motivation was the need for improvement in an area in which very little can be done in the emergency […]

Hypertension in the 21st Century

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Hypertension in the 21st Century was chaired by Dr Paola Santalucia and Dr Alastair Webb, in a very well attended and interactive session, despite being the last session of the conference. The audience heard 4 excellent talks on the current approach to hypertension in patients at significant risk of stroke, from current guidelines to new […]

Session Proposals for ESOC 2018

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Following the success of ESOC 2017, we would like to invite you to submit a scientific session proposal for the forthcoming ESOC, which will take place in Gothenburg from 16 to 18 May 2018. The proposal submission is now closed. We would be grateful to receive your suggestion for a coherent session that takes into […]

ESOC 2017 – Highlights from Day 3

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Prague, 18 May – Exciting new data from the late breaking sessions ensured a fitting finale to ESOC 2017. Highlights from the late breaking sessions are provided below. SPACE 2 Study – A Comparison of Stenting, Endarterectomy and Best Medical Management This study augments the volume of evidence demonstrating minimal differences between carotid endarterectomy (CEA) […]

Stroke in the Young – Session Highlights from ESOC 2017

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This interesting session, Chaired by M. Steinlin and J. Putaala, covered the most relevant areas of cerebrovascular disease in the young age, pointing out well calibrated updates on selected topics and take-home messages oriented to the clinical practice. First speaker of the session, Dr. Annette Fromm from Bergen (Norway) showed a complete overview of diagnostic […]

Cerebral Small Vessel Disease – ESOC 2017 Session Highlights

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The small vessel disease (SVD) session covered a broad spectrum, from animal models over disease mechanisms, neuroimaging to treatment. The session was enriched by questions from the audience using the “ask the expert” function within the ESOC smartphone app. Eric Jouvent summarized imaging findings in SVD and addressed questions that frequently come up in clinical […]

Global Perspectives of Stroke WSO-ESO Session at ESOC 2017

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Session Convenors: W. Hacke (Germany), J. Barrick  (United Kingdom) Impressions contributed by the ESO Public Relations Committee Stroke and poverty, B. Norrving (Sweden) Global burden of disease was presented. Conclusion:  Poverty contributes to stroke and stroke contributes to poverty; Effects of poverty on stroke is not well measured, and is underrecognized; interaction between poverty and […]