Acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) is the second leading cause of death and the third cause of death and disability worldwide. The estimated global cost of stroke is over $720 billion. In the UK, the incidence of stroke is over 110,000 and the prevalence of stroke is predicted to increase by 120% by 2035. Hyperacute stroke […]
Dr Liam Flynn, Dr Wazim Izzath
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Stroke is a medical emergency, affecting more than 100,000 people per year across the UK. A sudden disruption of the blood supply to the brain (most commonly from blockage in an artery – ischaemic stroke, but sometimes due to bleeding into the brain – haemorrhagic stroke) abruptly causes a profound neurological disorder. To better recognise […]
Dr Grant Mair
The University of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian
‘Time is brain’ is a common mantra among stroke specialists that perfectly sums up the urgency of shortening the time between the onset of symptoms and commencing treatment. Some 1.9 million neurons and 14 billion synapses are lost every minute during an acute ischaemic event, and compared with the normal rate of neuron loss in […]
Professor David Heatley, Associate Professor Ibrahim El rube, Professor Mohamed Abdel-Maguid
Innovation Martlesham, Taif University, Canterbury Christ Church University
Stroke is the fourth highest cause of death and leading cause of disability in the UK affecting one in six men and one in five women at least once in their lifetime. Mortality from stroke has fallen by approximately 50% in the last 15 years but approximately two-thirds of survivors suffer a disability. Disability, loss […]
Dr Paul Maliakal
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Stroke is defined as a cerebrovascular abnormality that results in a rapid onset of neurological symptoms lasting longer than 24 hours or causing death. Stroke in children is an under-recognised condition, despite being a common cause of childhood death. The neonate is particularly vulnerable, with neonatal stroke being nine times more common than in the […]
Dr Nicholas McGlashan, Dr Christopher Johns, Dr Daniel Connolly
Sheffield Children's Hospital
Although stroke is often thought of as an adult disease, it is a leading cause of infant and childhood morbidity and mortality. Stroke in the paediatric population is often complex due to interplaying multifactorial risk factors and unique imaging challenges. This results in a high frequency of delayed or missed diagnoses. Imaging plays a vital […]
Farah Alobeidi, Kling Chong
Great Ormond Street Hospital
