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2025 24 Oct

A new article published in Stroke looks ahead to what stroke care might look like in 2050, revisiting predictions first made in a 2003 article forecasting advances by 2025 in acute treatment, prevention, and recovery.   The last 50 years have been about advances in stroke prevention and acute treatment. Before the mid-1990s, there were no scientifically...Read more

2015 08 Mar

A team of European partners, led by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK, has passed the proof-of-concept stage for a robotic glove that can assist stroke patients in their home-based recovery. The glove facilitates repetitive movements of the hand and wrist, which can improve motor and functional outcomes, providing greater independence...Read more

2015 15 Feb

Scientists report that it would be more effective to focus on the side of the brain where the injury did not occur to maximise stroke recovery. According to Dr. Adviye Ergul, Vascular Psychologist at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, most studies focus on the stroke area and how to reduce the damage there. However,...Read more