On Wednesday, a prestigious seminar was held at Northwick Park Hospital, London. The theme was the exciting area of robot assisted rehabilitation after stroke, and specifically the RATULS (Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke) trial. The guest speaker was Dr Hermano Igo Krebs, Principal Research Scientist and Lecturer at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the USA. 

Calling all Speech and Language Therapists who see people with Progressive Aphasia to support new research into speech and language therapy practices for this group.

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The Stroke Association has launched it's first Information Point in the UK with a shop in Flintshire.

Presented at the International Stroke Conference 2016, the final results from the PISTE trial (Pragmatic Ischaemic Stroke Thrombectomy Evaluation) add new evidence for the effectiveness of mechanical clot retrieval (thrombectomy) treatment in the UK.

Scientists at the University of Southampton are to develop and trial a new wearable technology to help people who have had a stroke recover use of their arm and hand.  Find out more.

Ana Palazon, Director Cymru of the Stroke Association, responds to findings of the third annual report on stroke services in Wales.

Visual field loss is a commonly reported side effect of stroke and can seriously impact on functional ability and quality of life. Published today in the journal, Neuro-Ophthalmology, a new study shares insights learned from recruitment of study participants to the 'VISION' trial, and how this may inform future, similar trials.

Depression affects about one third of stroke survivors, and the Stroke Association is a partner in the Depression: Asking the Right Questions project.  Launched yesterday, the results of the project are now available in a report, setting out the top 10 priorities for depression research.

Cognitive impairments after stroke can affect people’s confidence and mood as well as their ability to recover. PRECiS stands for ‘Patient-Reported Evaluation of Cognitive State’.  It is a 27 item questionnaire tool, that measures the perceived impact of cognitive problems from the unique perspective of stroke survivors. Published open access in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation, the new study suggests that the PRECiS tool is practical, valid and reliable to use.