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... type of stroke a blood vessel is blocked in the brain, which leads to intracranial pressure building up - and the best therapy is to release that pressure. What Kirsten and her team have determined is that after a ...
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... in the hours following a stroke , and it appears that a build-up of pressure in the brain could be the cause. Professor Neil Spratt and his ... After a mild stroke some patients experienced an alarming rise in pressure in the brain. “We discovered this pressure rise in the first ... between 32-33 degrees Celsius for around one to two hours can prevent intracranial pressure from rising.” “This fellowship allows us to ...
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... New pathways to improved stroke outcome: the importance of managing intracranial pressure Stroke is caused by a loss of blood supply that results in ... Dr Coupland and her team found an increase in cerebrospinal fluid pressure, that affects blood flow to the injury site, is likely to ...
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... a Cardiovascular Senior Researcher Grant for a project “Keep the pressure down: preserving brain blood flow during stroke by preventing intracranial pressure elevation.” This builds on Professor Spratt’s extensive ...
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... a stroke project led by Professor Neil Spratt , tackling a rise in intracranial pressure. Candidate recruitment will commence shortly. Mark Hughes ...