Building momentum in young stroke research and services in Australia
By Julie Bernhardt, Principal Research Fellow
Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health
As a clinician researcher it’s been clear to me for some time that too little attention has been directed to the challenges facing younger stroke survivors. We neither have a service dedicated to their specific needs, nor strong, global endeavors around prevention, understanding and treating younger stroke survivors.
At the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health here in Melbourne, Australia, which is based at one of Melbourne’s large public teaching hospitals, we’ve been talking about the challenges facing researchers and survivors in this space in earnest for the past two years. Neurologist Vincent Thijs who heads up the stroke servicehas a specific interest in the genetic of young stroke. Read More