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Canadian Stroke Network
Friday, October 28th, 2011
CSN to discuss collaboration with European Stroke NetworkUnder the leadership of ESN coordinators Stephen Meairs and Ulrich Dirnagl, and the CEO and Scientific Director of the Canadian Stroke Network (CSN) Antoine Hakim, the world’s two largest research networks devoted solely to stroke have initiated consultations about novel ways of collaboration across the Atlantic. The Canadian Stroke Network is an independent nonprofit corporation [...]
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Canadian Stroke Congress Abstracts PublishedAbstracts from this year’s Canadian Stroke Congress have been published in the journal Stroke. Those abstracts are now available to view online. To view Stroke online click here.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Undetected strokes increase risk of dementia, Toronto researcher saysTuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 9:00 am ET Download Release OTTAWA, Oct. 4, 2011 – Everyday, 1,000 people in Canada turn 65, entering a stage of life that has increasing risk of stroke and Alzheimer’s disease. “Recent national and international imaging studies on the brains of people aged 65 and older show that 95 per cent [...]
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Canadian, Australian studies earn top honours at Stroke CongressTuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 8 a.m ET Download Release OTTAWA, Oct. 4, 2011 – Two standout studies – one using laser beams to measure brain recovery after stroke and another proving the benefits of specially trained stroke teams in hospitals — received top honours at the 2011 Canadian Stroke Congress. University of British Columbia researcher [...]
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Stroke rate 25-per-cent higher for Metis than for other Manitobans, study showsTuesday, Oct. 4, 12:01 am ET Download Release OTTAWA, Oct. 4, 2011 – The stroke rate among Manitoba Metis is nearly 25-per-cent higher than for other Manitobans, according to a study by the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. The higher stroke rate is driven [...]
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Telestroke the next best thing to being there, study findsTuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 12:01 ET Download Release Innovative technology improves care and reduces costs OTTAWA, Oct. 4, 2011 – The use of long-distance video and data hookups to link remote community hospitals with stroke neurologists in large centres provides the same level of care as having everyone in the same room, according to a [...]
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
More screening needed to identify depression, vision loss after mild strokeMonday, Oct. 3, 2011 12:01 am ET Download Release OTTAWA, Oct. 3, 2011 — On the surface they appear unaffected, but people who have mild strokes may live with hidden disabilities, including depression, vision problems and difficulty thinking, according to a study released today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. The study calls for new guidelines [...]
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Prevention measures needed to address major risk of falls after strokeMonday, Oct. 3, 2011 12:01 am ET Download Release Most people fall after stroke, usually at home, study finds OTTAWA, Oct. 3, 2011 – Almost 60 per cent of people who have a stroke experience one or more falls afterwards – most often in their own homes – and some are left with serious injuries, [...]
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Ontario’s 14 health networks get their first stroke report cardsMonday, Oct. 3, 2011 12:01 a.m ET Download Release OTTAWA, Oct. 3, 2011 – Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) are getting report cards to grade the delivery of stroke care in their regions – the first time this approach has ever been used in Canada. Half of the LHINs were told improvements could be [...]
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Smoking causes stroke to occur nearly a decade earlier, study findsMonday, Oct. 3, 2011 12:01 ET Download Release OTTAWA, Oct. 3, 2011 – Not only are smokers twice as likely to have strokes, they are almost a decade younger than non-smokers when they have them, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. Between January 2009 and March 2011, researchers studied 982 [...] |
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