Tag: Neurology
Ameer Hassan
Having initially sought out a career in plastic surgery, Ameer Hassan (Harlingen, USA) switched gears to interventional neurology in 2005—a change of heart he...
Researchers identify novel protein linked to ischaemic stroke risk in older...
By identifying plasma proteomic determinants of incident cardioembolic and non-cardioembolic ischaemic stroke, researchers in the USA have found a novel protein believed to be...
Study finds worse post-stroke neurologic outcomes in Spanish-speaking Americans
New research has indicated that Mexican Americans have worse outcomes after a stroke than non-Hispanic white Americans.
A recent study, which looked at whether the...
Study identifies “urgent need” to reduce burden of ischaemic stroke in...
A study published in Neurology has found that the burden of ischaemic stroke in young adults “continues to increase” across low-socio-demographic index (SDI) regions,...
Bruce Ovbiagele named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Heart...
Bruce Ovbiagele, associate dean and professor of neurology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF; San Francisco, USA) and chief of staff at...
Mitchell Elkind to join AHA leadership team as chief clinical science...
The American Heart Association (AHA) has announced that Mitchell Elkind (Columbia University, New York City, USA), long-time volunteer of the organisation and renowned neurologist,...
American Academy of Neurology provides ethical guidance on consent for people...
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued a position statement for neurologists on how to navigate consent issues for people who have experienced acute ischaemic...
Worldwide stroke rates dip slightly over time, but overall numbers remain...
The worldwide incidence and mortality rates for stroke decreased slightly from 1990 to 2019, but the overall numbers remain high—especially in high- and middle-income...
Else Charlotte Sandset
Else Charlotte Sandset is a consultant neurologist in the Stroke Unit of the Department of Neurology at Oslo University Hospital, and chair of the...
Long-term effectiveness of STN-DBS for Parkinson’s confirmed with 15-year follow-up study
New findings published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), have confirmed the long-term effectiveness of deep brain stimulation...
Repeated clot retrieval attempts linked to poorer functional outcome in acute...
Repeated clot retrieval attempts are associated with an increased rate of emboli to new territory (ENT) and greater infarct growth—resulting in poorer functional outcomes...
Mitchell Elkind
Mitchell Elkind is a professor of Neurology and Epidemiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and chief of the Division of Neurology Clinical Outcomes Research and Population...
Neurologists speak out about gender disparity at global stroke gathering
The International Stroke Conference (ISC) attracts thousands of neurologists each year to network with fellow experts and watch compelling presentations on the very latest...
Eye could provide “window to the brain” after stroke
Research into curious bright spots in the eyes on stroke patients’ brain images could one day alter the way these individuals are assessed and...
Teenage weight gain linked to increased stroke risk as an adult
Kids who become overweight during their teenage years may be more likely to develop a stroke decades later than kids who did not become...
Regular exercise, not body mass, before stroke may predict disability later
A new study has suggested that it is the amount of regular exercise people get, not the amount of body fat they have, that...
World Federation of Neurology welcomes WHO classification of stroke as neurological...
A new International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) is to be implemented for stroke by the Wold Health Organisation (WHO)....
Telemedicine ambulance may deliver faster stroke care
When experiencing a stroke, people who are brought to the hospital in an ambulance with a computed tomography (CT) scanner and telemedicine capabilities are...
Mediterranean Diet may aid brain volume retention
A new study has shown that older people who followed a “Mediterranean diet” retain more brain volume over a three-year period than those who...
