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... research fellow within the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation and is part of the stroke research group based at HMRI. She spoke with ABC Newcastle's Kia ...
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The newly launched Hunter Stroke Research Volunteer Register will give stroke survivors easier access to new clinical trials. Stroke survivors ... “Recruitment for different trials, especially involving stroke recovery, has been somewhat disjointed because it largely depends on ...
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What are your research interests? New treatments for stroke Understanding basic mechanisms of brain injury in stroke, particularly changes in pressure within the skull, and treatment ... available to a wide variety of communities and locations. His stroke recovery research team have been pioneers of environmental enrichment ...
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... of Crystal Fitzgibbon who was just 26 when she suffered an acute stroke that paralysed her entire right side and literally rendered her speechless. A landmark study by the HMRI Stroke Research Group has shown the ‘Lazarus-like’ benefits of a new ... a day, like Crystal, and 72 per cent experienced excellent or good recovery three months after their stroke. Of those administered ...
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... international clinical test site for a new medical device called the Stroke Finder Stroke physicians have a saying ... “Time is brain.” Every minute ... Long-term Brain Changes After a Stroke aims to better understand the recovery phase of the brain after a stroke and reperfusion therapy. ...
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... aims to provide regional and rurally located people who live with stroke, an opportunity to take control of their recovery and return to living their best life. A key component of the ... tools being developed. This control empowers the person who has had a stroke.” The research program will see stroke survivors, carers, and ...
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... drug therapy has achieved significant treatment benefits for acute stroke victims in a groundbreaking three-year study by the HMRI Stroke Research Group. A new clot-busting drug therapy has achieved ... within 24 hours and 72 per cent experienced excellent or good recovery three months after their stroke. Of those administered the ...
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... 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 our community after the 65 year-old suffered an Ischemic Stroke. Thanks to research funded by HMRI and the introduction of a ... the treatment of stroke victims, Ken was able to enjoy a remarkable recovery and returned to his family, home and livelihood. The ...
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... (UON) has challenged assumptions on how long women will live after stroke, even with significant physical impairment. New research from The ... (UON) has challenged assumptions on how long women will live after stroke , even with significant physical impairment. Lead author Dr ... women after stroke to enable them to experience the best long-term recovery possible?” The risk of another stroke during the study period ...
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... advances that hold promise for a global transformation in acute stroke care. By Professor Mark Parsons Our Hunter-led, Australian ... advances that hold promise for a global transformation in acute stroke care . The first of these is the use of advanced brain imaging to ... at clot-dissolving and this led to more patients with major clinical recovery compared to Alteplase. Interestingly, we also saw a trend ...