Category: News & Articles
... is changing lives in our community after the 65 year-old suffered an Ischemic Stroke. Ken Rowe is proof that HMRI funded research is changing lives in ... to his family, home and livelihood. The revolutionary Pre-hospital Acute Stroke Triage (PAST) protocol, which helped save Ken’s life, was ...
Category: News & Articles
Life-saving stroke treatment developed at John Hunter Hospital and HMRI will ... together using real-time videoconferencing to more quickly assess ischemic stroke sufferers’ suitability for Thrombolysis – one of the ... high-speed transfers. And local clinicians will learn new skills in acute stroke management that will benefit the entire region.” Tuncurry ...
Category: News & Articles
... international clinical test site for a new medical device called the Stroke Finder Stroke physicians have a saying ... “Time is brain.” ... an ambulance arrives at your door. In NSW alone there are 16,000 acute strokes each year, impacting men and women of all ages. It is the ... algorithm. There are no known side effects. THE NEED: “When an ischemic stroke occurs, the faster we begin to dissolve the clot, the ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Acute stroke clinical trials Acute Stroke Imaging with CT, MRI and Doppler ... outcomes of patients who are affected by stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA). Stroke is the leading cause of long term adult ...
Category: News & Articles
A timesaving diagnostic device called the Stroke Finder helmet is being trialled by HMRI stroke researchers for the first time With an acute stroke occurring every 10 minutes in Australia, a revolutionary ... comparing its accuracy against a standard CT scanner. “When an ischemic stroke occurs, the faster we begin to dissolve the clot, the ...
Category: Research
... to examine psychological and cognitive performance in people after stroke, which is not normally performed. By combining advanced brain ... Recovery: Longitudinal Imaging Study in the Rehabilitation Phase post-Acute Ischemic Stroke (NEUROLISS) ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Stroke and Brain Injury - brain injury caused by ischemic stroke is potentially reversible and my research work has been ... best-evidence healthcare. One of my aims is to provide evidence-based acute stroke care to patients in rural regions of China, using advanced ...
Category: Research
Stroke can be devastating - often leaving a person disabled or deceased. ... for survival and disability rates for stroke victims. In NSW 16,000 acute strokes occur each year, costing NSW an estimated $800 million in ... is critical. An estimated 80% of these acute strokes are ischemic and a majority of them would be eligible for clot-busting ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... Using advanced imaging to assist clinician decision making in stroke Stroke patients have a very board range of clinical symptoms that ... early career fellowship at HMRI. The majority of Dr Bivard's work in acute ischemic stroke imaging has focused on patient selection for reperfusion ...
Category: General
... their career. Dr Andrew Bivard The majority of Andrew’s work is in acute ischemic stroke imaging, which has focused on patient selection for reperfusion ...