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A new study has shed light on risk factors for certain kinds of strokes among different racial and ethnic groups. The study focused on intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients. ICH strokes, caused by a blood vessel within the brain rupturing, are less common than ischemic strokes, but they are often deadly and cause high disability, he said. [...]

Over five million people in the UK live with arm weakness, with stroke damage accounting for one million people of those people. The only intervention shown to improve arm function is repetitive, task-specific exercise but this is limited by the cost and availability of occupational therapists and physiotherapists. The GripAble device, created by researchers at Imperial College London [...]

AI can be used to give stroke patients a personalised and more accurate risk for suffering a recurrence, a study suggests. Experts believe the study will help to identify the most important factors for preventing stroke recurrence and has the potential to help prevent many thousands of strokes a year in Europe, and in doing [...]

When patients exhibit stroke symptoms, doctors must quickly make a life or death determination: Are their symptoms caused by a clot that can be treated with blood thinners or by bleeding in the brain, which may require surgery? A new study shows that a portable MRI device can help identify such intracranial haemorrhages, potentially life-saving [...]

Through the use of AI-powered technology, BrainQ is set to revolutionise the potential for stroke patients in their recovery from disability and lasting effects of their condition. Deborah Johnson speaks to co-founder and CEO Yotam Drechsler about the life-changing potential of its electromagnetic field therapy. In just a few years from now, the potential for [...]

Study underlines stoke as possible factor in higher COVID mortality rate.

Study highlights possible link between sedate leisure activities and heightened stroke risk.

The yearly number of applications to legally deprive a person of their liberty (DoLS), where they lack the mental capacity to consent to their care or treatment, has risen slightly in England, new figures show. In 2020/21, there were 256,610 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications – up three per cent on the previous year, versus an average growth rate of 14 per cent between 2014/15 and 2019/20. DoLS is a legal procedure when an adult who lacks mental capacity to consent to their care or treatment is deprived of their liberty in a care home or hospital, in order to keep them safe from harm. In England, all deprivations of liberty that take place in a care home or hospital must be independently assessed and authorised by a local authority to ensure they are in the person’s best interests. The reported number of cases that were not completed as at year end in April 2021 was an estimated 119,740, around 10,000 fewer than the end of the previous year.

The University of South Australia (UniSA) has signed an MoU with Fourier Intelligence which gives students access the latest rehab tech.  

Israeli stroke rehab tech startup BrainQ has raised US$40m (£29m) in funds to support hospital trials among stroke survivors. The firm has now raised US$50m overall to support its progress of its tech, which aims to reduce disability and promote neurorecovery for stroke victims.