Stroke

Benefits of patients going directly to specialist thrombectomy centre investigated

A coalition of  health charities and professional bodies last week came together at the Scottish Parliament to demand that access to rehabilitation is recognised as a human right in law. Tens of thousands of people across Scotland are currently not receiving the rehabilitation they require, with the recent Stroke Improvement Programme stated that an estimated [...]

New research claims that those living with atrial fibrillation in the UK are 50 per cent less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than they were at the start of the millennium. By analysing the health records of over 70,000 patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF), this research showed that mortality [...]

Researchers at UK based university has developed a new way of identifying patients at risk of an irregular heartbeat, a leading cause of stroke, known as ‘atrial fibrillation’. While not life threatening, the condition increases people’s risk of having a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke by up to five times. This new study, from [...]

Researchers devise model to better identify those at risk of atrial fibrillation

New study reveals average treatment rate in sites using tech is 55 per cent higher

Trousers powered by artificial intelligence have given a stroke survivor the power to learn to walk independently again. Stroke patient, Julie Lloyd, is part of the UK's first trial of the NeuroSkin trousers, which she has described as a breakthrough for stroke patients alike. By stimulating her paralysed leg through electrodes controlled by artificial intelligence, [...]

Here, Louise Barker, specialist neurological physiotherapist, gives SR Times insight into the services Pathways Physiotherapy provides for stroke patients. Pathways Physiotherapy is a private stroke and neuro physio clinic based in Staffordshire, near Burton-on-Trent. We provide specialist neuro physio, with patients able to self-refer to us.  We have stroke patients coming to us for therapy immediately [...]

World’s largest speech and cognitive therapy database used to support post-stroke neuro-rehab

Research will focus on properties of the ankle joint during walking, and how a common treatment may help or hinder recovery