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How I did that: Stroke infographics
Mortality Who’s affected? Care and costs Risk factors As part of our Focus on Stroke we produced four in-depth infographics to make sense of the various issues surrounding stroke. But with so many sta… more →
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How I did that: Stroke infographics
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wrote 10 months ago: Mortality Who’s affected? Care and costs Risk factors As part of our Focus on Stroke we produced fou … more →
Focus on Stroke
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wrote 11 months ago: It’s estimated to cost the economy £8 billion per year in England. It causes more than 50 000 … more →
Focus on stroke: What’s needed for a fitter future?
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wrote 11 months ago: Provided with permission of the Stroke Association. Copyright: Stroke Association We asked a number … more →
Focus on Stroke: Infographic - Risk factors
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wrote 11 months ago: This article is part of the Wellcome Trust’s Focus on stroke, a series of articles, interviews and v … more →
Focus on stroke: Research in rehab
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wrote 11 months ago: Acute emergency treatment for the loss of oxygen to parts of the brain as a result of a stroke can b … more →
Focus on stroke: Restructuring the brain
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wrote 11 months ago: The Beano (like The Beezer before it) hypothesises that our perceptions and actions are managed by f … more →
Focus on stroke: Restructuring the brain
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wrote 11 months ago: The Beano (like The Beezer before it) hypothesises that our perceptions and actions are managed by f … more →
Focus on stroke: How video games aid stroke recovery
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wrote 11 months ago: Video games frequently get a hard time in the media – some would have us believe they’re the root ca … more →
Focus on stroke: The tangled knot of dementia and stroke
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wrote 12 months ago: For decades, stroke and dementia were treated quite separately in the UK, both clinically and in res … more →
Focus on stroke: The loss of language
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wrote 12 months ago: In this short film, we meet Tess and Michael, two people who suddenly found themselves robbed of the … more →
Focus on stroke: How stroke affects the brain
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wrote 12 months ago: A stroke can cause debilitating brain damage, costing patients control of their limbs, their ability … more →
Focus on stroke: Bharatbhai’s story
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wrote 1 year ago: Bharatbhai had his first stroke (an ischaemic stroke) whilst he was visiting family in India in earl … more →
Focus on stroke: Bharatbhai’s story
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wrote 1 year ago: Bharatbhai had his first stroke (an ischaemic stroke) whilst he was visiting family in India in earl … more →
Focus on Stroke: Infographic - Care and costs
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wrote 1 year ago: This article is part of the Wellcome Trust’s Focus on stroke, a series of articles, interviews and v … more →
Focus on stroke: Treating stroke
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wrote 1 year ago: Stroke is a desperate, time-critical emergency. While it’s happening (the ‘acute’ phase), nearly 2 m … more →
Focus on stroke: Shah Ebrahim – Changing states of risk
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wrote 1 year ago: A geriatrician and stroke specialist by training, Professor Shah Ebrahim researches risk factors for … more →
Wellcome Image of the Month: Focus on stroke
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wrote 1 year ago: It is the third largest cause of death in the UK after heart disease and cancer, causing more than 5 … more →
Focus on stroke: Making a campaign out of a crisis
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wrote 1 year ago: The Act FAST campaign, designed to boost awareness of stroke as a medical emergency, has generated s … more →
Focus on stroke: My story – Lesley
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wrote 1 year ago: Lesley, 63, suffered transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs), or ‘mini-strokes’, before going on to have … more →
