ESO BLOG – THE VOICE OF STROKE IN EUROPE
The Official Blog of the European Stroke Organisation
YSPR Editors: Diana Aguiar De Sousa and Linxin Li
ESJ Comment: Young ischaemic stroke incidence and demographic characteristics
ESJ Comment: Young ischaemic stroke incidence and demographic characteristics – The Norwegian stroke in the young study – A three-generation research program. Author: Dr Nicolas Martinez-Majander, Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland....
read moreESO Department to Department Visit at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital Stroke Unit
European Stroke Organisation Department to Department Visit Program 2018- Visit Report Awardee: Mariana Dias Period of the visit: 1 January 2019 – 28 June 2019 During my 6 months stay at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital Stroke Unit I had the opportunity to experience...
read moreAssessing unilateral neglect after stroke: can we do better?
Georgia Fisher, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaParticipant of the Young Stroke Physicians and Researchers Research Design Workshop for Studies in Development – ESOC 2019 The advent of clot busting medications and endovascular clot retrieval has...
read moreWhen migraine meets ischaemic stroke
By Dr Linxin LiMiss A is 30 years old. She has history of migraine with visual aura since her teenage years, which normally starts with blurred vision followed by a mild headache. She is otherwise fit and well. This morning she woke up feeling fine. However, whilst...
read moreOslo EAN Conference 2019: building bridges
By Dr Giuseppe Reale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma – member of ESO YSPR Committee. Oslo has been repeatedly appointed as one of the most liveable cities in the world; before coming to Oslo, I wondered whether the 5th European Academy of Neurology (EAN)...
read moreCell therapy after ischemic stroke in the thrombectomy era?
By Francisco Moniche, MD, PhD, Stroke Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n. CP 41013. Seville, Spain A 73-year-old man was found at his house with a global aphasia and...
read moreA Brief Connection with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
By Faddi G. Saleh Velez, MD, participant of the Young Stroke Physicians and Researchers Research Design Workshop for Studies in Development – ESOC 2019 Department of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center, United States of America Although the...
read moreFESO Interview with Christine Kremer
Each month, the PR Committee interviews an ESO Fellow (FESO) to feature in the newsletter. To qualify as an FESO, members must demonstrate scientific quality and a willingness to actively volunteer in ESO. There are no age requirements, but FESO must meet minimum...
read moreCommittee Corner: Simulation Education Committee
By Paola Santalucia, Chair of the Simulation Education Committee The ESO Simulation Education Committee has been established in 2017 to implement the simulation education in stroke care within the ESO Community. Simulation is the most powerful method for education and...
read moreImaging of lacunar stroke: small vessels, large consequences…
Caroline M.J. Loos, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology and NeuroVascular Center Antwerp (NVCA), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Belgium. The shiny new toy in stroke research is without a doubt endovascular therapy. However, neurovascular disease is more than large...
read moreRomania : What we have achieved
A story told by Cristina Tiu, made possible by the enthusiasm and hard work of many other people, who believed in a better future. The biggest success of our country in stroke care quality improvement since ESO EAST started in 2015 is IVT coverage for almost 90% of...
read moreReport from Summer Stroke School in Croatia
30th Dubrovnik Summer Stroke School: Healthy Lifestyle and Prevention of Stroke and Other Brain Impairments, International Course endorsed by European Stroke Organization (ESO), World Stroke Organization (WSO), European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and World Federation...
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