Stroke

Stroke

Stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood supply) caused by thrombosis, embolism or due to hemorrhage.

Stroke

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Multimodal Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke

The Concept of Multimodal Pharmacotherapy for Stroke Professor Matthias Endres opened the symposium with a presentation on the use of multimodal...

The Role of Fluoxetine and Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors in Motor Recovery Following Acute Ischaemic Stroke

Recovery of neurological functions after a stroke has long been a puzzling question for clinicians and scientists. On the one hand, clinicians knew...

Neurogenesis in Stroke Treatment

In the adult rodent brain, neurogenesis occurs primarily in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricle and in the subgranular zone (SGZ)...

Multimodal Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke – A Working Paradigm

Professor Jong Kim opened the symposium by stressing that, although clinicians have treatments for the acute stages of stroke, there is no...

Stroke Rehabilitation – An Overview of Existing Guidelines and Standards of Care

In the US, the incidence rate of new or recurrent stroke is approximately 795,000 per year, and stroke prevalence for individuals over the age of 20...

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