International Journal of Stroke: Podcast Series

Long-term cost-effectiveness of thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke in real life: An analysis based on data from the Swedish Stroke Register (Riksstroke)

Thrombectomy has a small effect on hospital costs except for the direct intervention cost. However, thrombectomy is highly likely to lead to substantial cost savings in the social service sector.

My name is Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins and I’m the Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke and I spoke to Katarina Steen Carlsson, PhD in Economics, from the Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Health Economics, Lund University, Sweden who with a team of researchers from Lund investigated the long-term cost-effectiveness of thrombectomy after thrombolysis versus thrombolysis alone using real-world outcome data on need for health care, home help and nursing home care.

This research has been published online in the International Journal of Stroke in the article Long-term cost-effectiveness of thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke in real life: An analysis based on data from the Swedish Stroke Register (Riksstroke)

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Thrombectomy accessibility after transfer from a primary stroke center: analysis of a 3-year prospective registry

No comprehensive study exists on Mechanical Thrombectomy accessibility for patients admitted to a primary stroke center without on-site interventional neuroradiology services.

My name is Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins and I’m the Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke and I spoke to Dr Denis Sablot from the Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan, Neurologie, France and submitting author of Thrombectomy accessibility after transfer from a primary stroke center: analysis of a 3-year prospective registry, this article is available online at the International Journal of Stroke website, hosted by SAGE.  

This podcast recordng was developed and produced by the World Stroke Organization.

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Apixaban for treatment of embolic stroke of undetermined source (ATTICUS randomized trial) - Rationale and study design Tobias Geisler

 

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Optimal secondary prevention of embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is not established. The current standard in these patients is acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), despite high prevalence of yet undetected paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).

ESUS is caused by embolic disease and associated with a high risk of recurrent ischemic strokes and clinically silent cerebral ischemic lesions. The ATTICUS randomized trial will investigate the impact of AF detected by ICM and the effects of early anticoagulation with apixaban compared to antiplatelet therapy with ASA on the incidence of NIL after ESUS.

I’m Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke and I spoke to Tobias Geisler, lead author for the Apixaban for treatment of embolic stroke of undetermined source (ATTICUS randomized trial) - Rationale and study design published in the International Journal of Stroke. 

Impact of stroke education on middle school students and their parents: a cluster randomized trial a chat with João Pedro Marto

Impact of stroke education on middle school students and their parents: a cluster randomized trial a chat with João Pedro Marto

School students are an attractive target for stroke education due to the potential impact on stroke prevention and recognition. Additionally, these students can drive behavioral changes in their families. This trial, the results published in the International Journal of Stroke, found that school-based interventions might improve stroke knowledge in middle school students and their parents. I’m Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins, Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke and I spoke to lead author João Pedro Marto.

Global Stroke Statistics

The Global Stroke Statistics paper is up to date data on incidence, mortality, and case-fatality for stroke are important for setting the agenda for prevention and healthcare. Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins, Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke spoke to Tharshanah Thayabaranathan. 

http://wso.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/10/27/1747493016676285.abstract

 

Cheryl Carcel - Stroke Society Australasia

Paid work is an important marker to stroke recovery, I’m Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins and I spoke to Cheryl Carcel clinical research fellow and research coordinator at The George Institute for Global Health.
Cheryl Carcel's substudy, of the POISE study looked at unpaid and paid work after 12 months after stroke, she presented her data at the Stroke Society Australasia meeting in Brisbane. 

CT-Angiography source images indicate less fatal outcome despite coma of patients in the Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study (BASICS)

CT-Angiography source images indicate less fatal outcome despite coma of patients in the Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study (BASICS) Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins, Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke spoke to author Lars-Peder Pellesen.   

1 year on, AVERT trial results

IJS Managing Editor, Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins spoke to Professor Julie Bernhardt at this years Stroke Society Australasia/APSC meeting in Brisbane.  

Adam Kirton: Diffusion imaging of cerebral diaschisis in childhood arterial ischemic stroke

Diffusion imaging of cerebral diaschisis in childhood arterial ischemic stroke, carmen Lahiff-Jenkins spoke to Adam Kirton submitting author. 

Albert Yoo and David Leibeskind talk collateral imaging SSA/APSC

The role of collateral imaging for acute revasculization therapy, do we need it or should we just open the artery? Hi, I’m Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins, Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke and I spoke to Stroke Society Australasia /Asia Pacific Stroke Conference keynote speakers Albert Yoo and David Liebeskind who stood on opposite sides of the collateral imaging debate, you can hear a summary of this debate in this podcast.

Moving rehabilitation research forward: Developing consensus statements for rehabilitation and recovery research

Moving rehabilitation research forward: Developing consensus statements for rehabilitation and recovery research 

Stroke recovery is the next frontier in stroke medicine. While growth in rehabilitation and recovery research is exponential, a number of barriers hamper our ability to rapidly progress the field. Standardized terminology is absent in both animal and human research, methods are poorly described, recovery biomarkers are not well defined, and we lack consistent timeframes or measures to examine outcomes. 

I’m Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke and I spoke to Professor Julie Bernhardt who is a leading global stroke rehabilitation researcher and driving the consensus project and junior faculty member Dr Karen Borschmann.

You can find the first publication from the consensus Moving rehabilitation research forward: Developing consensus statements for rehabilitation and recovery research on line published with IJS.

http://wso.sagepub.com/content/11/4/454.full.pdf+html  

Exercise physiology after stroke - Liam Johnson

Aislinn Grimley, work experience student with the International Journal of Stroke spoke to Dr Liam Johnson, from the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, about his work in Exercise physiology after stroke. 

Dar Dowlatshahi Young Stroke Professional

Intracerebral haemorrhage is still a major obstacle in stroke care, currently undergoing extensive international research. I'm Aislinn Grimley, on work experience here at the Journal of Stroke, and I'll be joining Carmen to speak with one of the major contributors in this area, Young Stroke Professional Dar Dowlatshahi.  

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http://www.world-stroke.org/about-wso/young-stroke-professionals

Do cognitive, language or physical impairments affect participation in a trial of self-management programs for stroke? Dominique Cadilhac

Research studies may ha ve limited generalisability when survivors of stroke with physical, language or cognitive impairments are excluded. I’m Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins and I spoke to Dominique Cadilhac submitting author of Do cognitive, language or physical impairments affect participation in a trial of self-management programs for stroke? to find out whether the presence of cognitive, language or global impairments affects participation in self-management programs.

Twitter: @DominiqueCad

Please take  a look at the World Stroke Academy, the e-learning platform of the World Stroke Organisation. 

The music used in this podcast ‘Peace Within’ composed by Peter Rudenko is licence free. 

The efficacy of Wii-based Movement Therapy for upper-limb rehabilitation in the chronic post-stroke period, a randomised controlled trial - Penelope McNulty

More effective and efficient rehabilitation is urgently needed to address the prevalence of unmet rehabilitation needs after stroke. This study compared the efficacy of two post-stroke upper-limb therapy protocols. 

I’m Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins, Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke and I spoke to Dr Penelope McNulty. 

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/ijs.12594/

Please take  a look at the World Stroke Academy, the e-learning platform of the World Stroke Organisation. 

http://world-stroke-academy.org/wso/#!*menu=16*browseby=9*sortby=1*label=5924*getpage=1

 

The music used in this podcast ‘Peace Within’ composed by Peter Rudenko is licence free. 

Very Short Paroxysms Account for More than Half of the Cases of Atrial Fibrillation detected after Stroke and TIA: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Luciano Sposato

Among stroke and transient ischemic attack patients without a history of atrial fibrillation, 9·0% (95% confidence interval: 4·9–14·3) experienced episodes of post stroke atrial fibrillation shorter than 30 s. 

An additional 6·5% (95% confidence interval: 3·2–10·9) experienced episodes of post stroke atrial fibrillation longer than 30 s. 

This means that among all patients with post stroke atrial fibrillation, 56·3% (95% confidence interval: 37·7–74·0) had post stroke atrial fibrillation episodes shorter than 30 s during diagnostic evaluation.

I'm Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins, Managing Editor of the International journal of Stroke and I spoke to Dr Sposato. 

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/ijs.12555/

Please take  a look at the World Stroke Academy, the e-learning platform of the World Stroke Organisation. 

http://world-stroke-academy.org/wso/#!*menu=16*browseby=9*sortby=1*label=5924*getpage=1

Risk of early Recurrent stroke in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis after Best Medical Therapy and before endarterectomy. Saeid Shahidi

The early recurrence of neurological symptoms (NR) after urgent aggressive best medical therapy (BMT) in symptomatic carotid stenosis is not well documented. I’m Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins Managing Editor of the International Journal of Stroke and I spoke to Saeid Shahidi submitting author of Risk of early Recurrent stroke in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis after Best Medical Therapy and before endarterectomy.

http://www.world-stroke.org/newsletter/international-journal-of-stroke

Please take  a look at the World Stroke Academy, the e-learning platform of the World Stroke Organisation. 

http://world-stroke-academy.org/wso/#!*menu=16*browseby=9*sortby=1*label=5924*getpage=1

 

The music used in this podcast ‘Peace Within’ composed by Peter Rudenko is licence free.

Assessing cognition after stroke. Who misses out? Kylie J. Wall

Cognitive impairments post-stroke are common. Assessment of cognition typically involves pen-and-paper tasks, which are often reliant on linguistic and motor function, creating barriers for many stroke survivors. The characteristics of stroke survivors excluded from cognitive assessments have never been investigated.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/ijs.12506/

Please take a look at the World Stroke Academy, the e-learning platform of the World Stroke Organisation. 

http://world-stroke-academy.org/wso/#!*menu=16*browseby=9*sortby=1*label=5924*getpage=1

 

The music used in this podcast ‘Peace Within’ composed by Peter Rudenko is licence free. 

Internet-Based Information Seeking Behavior for Transient Ischemic Attack: Ramin Zand and Vida Abedi

In recent years the Internet has become an increasingly important tool for accessing health information and is being used more frequently to promote public health. You can find this article online.

Alexander Theil IJS and Canadian Stroke Congress

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