Image: An older man lies on the ground and presses a hand to his head, his wife kneels next to him and calls an ambulance; Copyright: PantherMedia/AndrewLozovyi

Topic of the Month June 2020

Stroke care: When every minute counts

Stroke can affect anyone – older as well as younger people. The minutes after the stroke determine whether disability or death is the result. Only if acute care, inpatient treatment and rehabilitation are carried out in a targeted and effective manner, the chances are greater that only minor damage remains or that impairments even recede.

Comprehensive stroke care: faster, closer, better

Image: Female physician is looking a CT images of the brain next to a patient in an ICU bed; Copyright: PantherMedia/sudok1

"Time is brain!" – a fundamental rule in stroke care because time is of the essence when brain regions are undersupplied with oxygen and glucose. If circulation is not restored quickly, brain damage can be permanent. However, the key point here is not just to "be fast", but also to "use the time to treat stroke effectively".

Read the article about stroke care here

Molecular Imaging: fast and reliable stroke detection

Image: The new medical device Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI); Copyright: IBI

After a stroke, a patient’s life depends on getting acute care at a hospital. Vital monitoring systems ensure safe and effective treatment. An innovative tomographic imaging system is designed to help prevent the patient’s risky journey to radiology and to enable bedside monitoring of cerebral blood flow.

Read the interview with Dr. Matthias Gräser here

Mobile stroke units: improved outcomes for ischemic stroke

Image: Ambulance on the road; Copyright: PantherMedia / inhabitant

If someone is having a stroke, you call an ambulance. But getting to the hospital can be time-consuming. To prevent long-term disabilities and death, patients need to be treated as quickly as possible. According to a recent study by the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, mobile stroke units play a key role in this setting.

Read the interview with Prof. Heinrich Audebert here

Video

Stroke therapy of the future: Stimulating entire networks

The Neurological University Hospital in Tübingen is a world leader in research on TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation). In this report you will learn how the stroke therapy, which is always complemented by physiotherapeutic treatment, is being developed from a punctual to an entire network treatment in the brain. Prof. Ulf Ziemann, Medical Director of the Department of Neurology as well as Therapy and Study Coordinator Anna Kempf provide insights into the recent developments and future plans of the international research team.