DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9shgp3/international_stro) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "International Stroke Conference 2012 - Post-Conference Review and Analysis" to their offering. International Stroke Conference 2012 - Post-Conference Review and Analysis. The conference alert is an essential source of information and analysis on the emerging therapies and new disease management techniques. The annual meeting of the International Stroke Conference 2012 was held in New Orleans, the US, on February 1-3, 2012. This two and a half day conference provides a forum in which to present recent scientific work related to cerebrovascular disease. More than 1,000 abstract presentations, lectures and debates will be featured. Some of the topics covered in the conference include clinical categories such as diagnosis, acute non-endovascular treatment, in-hospital treatment, rehabilitation and recovery, pediatric stroke, prevention, community/risk factors, nursing, emergency medicine, outcomes, vascular biology, and vascular cognitive impairment. This report aims to cover some of the scientific presentations and articles released during the conference. Key Topics Covered: 1 List of Tables 2 International Stroke Conference 2012 - Pre-conference Highlights 2.1 Full Dose IV-tPA Followed by IA Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Does not Increase Morbidity or Mortality 2.2 Treatment of Acute Stroke in Patients … Continue reading →

Stroke concerns remain despite improved treatment figures 8:30am Wednesday 9th May 2012 in News By Barry Nelson, Health Editor COUNCILLORS said emergency stroke services have improved since a controversial reorganisation, but concerns remain about aspects of the new arrangements. Members of Darlington Borough Councils health and partnerships scrutiny committee were told that since the setting up of a centralised stroke treatment unit at the University Hospital of North Durham instead of a two centre service operating out of Darlington and Durham City more stroke patients were being treated more quickly. But councillors voiced concerns that some patients from the Darlington area suffering from suspected strokes were still being taken by ambulance to the Accident and Emergency department at the towns Memorial Hospital, even though the stroke unit there had closed. There was also concern about the lack of speech therapy for some patients after they had been transferred to Bishop Auckland General Hospital for rehabilitation. Hospital officials presented figures which showed that the percentage of suspected stroke patients admitted to a stroke unit within four hours of arrival had increased from 55 per cent to 90 per cent and the proportion of patients given clot-busting drugs had increased to between … Continue reading →

Public release date: 9-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Higher volume endovascular stroke centers have faster times to treatment, higher reperfusion rates and higher rates of good clinical outcomes Online First doi 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010245 Treatment is faster and outcomes are better at stroke centres dealing with a high volume of patients, finds research published online in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. The authors base their findings on 442 patients treated with endovascular therapyclot busting treatment provided inside the brain via a catheter without the need for surgeryat nine specialist (tertiary) stroke centres between September 2009 and July 2011. All the patients, whose average age was 66, arrived at the centres within eight hours of the start of their symptoms. They all had a blood clot in a major brain artery, which had cut off blood supply and caused their stroke. The researchers collected information on age and sex, and risk factors likely to affect the success of treatment, such as high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms (atrial fibrillation), diabetes, and high cholesterol. They also looked at other key factors, including the size and location of the clot, the time taken before treatment … Continue reading →