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Tranexamic acid to improve functional status in adults with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: the TICH-2 RCT (2019)
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Sprigg, N., Flaherty, K., Appleton, J. P., Al-Shahi Salman, R., Bereczki, D., Beridze, M., …Bath, P. M. (2019). Tranexamic acid to improve functional status in adults with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: the TICH-2 RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 23(35), 1-48. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23350

BACKGROUND: Tranexamic acid reduces death due to bleeding after trauma and postpartum haemorrhage. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess if tranexamic acid is safe, reduces haematoma expansion and improves outcomes in adults with spontaneous... Read More about Tranexamic acid to improve functional status in adults with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: the TICH-2 RCT.

The effectiveness and safety of anti-fibrinolytics in patients with acute intracranial haemorrhage: statistical analysis plan for an individual patient data meta-analysis [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] (2019)
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Ker, K., Prieto-Merino, D., Sprigg, N., Mahmood, A., Bath, P., Kang Law, Z., …Roberts, I. (2019). The effectiveness and safety of anti-fibrinolytics in patients with acute intracranial haemorrhage: statistical analysis plan for an individual patient data meta-analysis [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Research, Article 120. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.13262.3

Introduction: The Anti-fibrinolytics Trialists Collaboration aims to increase knowledge about the effectiveness and safety of anti-fibrinolytic treatment by conducting individual patient data (IPD) meta-analyses of randomised trials. This article pre... Read More about The effectiveness and safety of anti-fibrinolytics in patients with acute intracranial haemorrhage: statistical analysis plan for an individual patient data meta-analysis [version 3; peer review: 2 approved].

Therapeutic hypothermia for acute ischaemic stroke. Results of a European multicentre, randomised, phase III clinical trial (2019)
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van der Worp, H. B., Macleod, M. R., Bath, P. M., Bathula, R., Christensen, H., Colam, B., …the EuroHYP-1 investigators. (2019). Therapeutic hypothermia for acute ischaemic stroke. Results of a European multicentre, randomised, phase III clinical trial. European Stroke Journal, 4(3), 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987319844690

© European Stroke Organisation 2019. Introduction: We assessed whether modest systemic cooling started within 6 hours of symptom onset improves functional outcome at three months in awake patients with acute ischaemic stroke. Patients and methods: In... Read More about Therapeutic hypothermia for acute ischaemic stroke. Results of a European multicentre, randomised, phase III clinical trial.

Posterior circulation stroke diagnosis using HINTS in patients presenting with acute vestibular syndrome: A systematic review (2019)
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Krishnan, K., Bassilious, K., Eriksen, E., Bath, P. M., Sprigg, N., Brækken, S. K., …Sandset, E. C. (2019). Posterior circulation stroke diagnosis using HINTS in patients presenting with acute vestibular syndrome: A systematic review. European Stroke Journal, 4(3), 233-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987319843701

Purpose Acute vestibular syndrome – vertigo, nausea/vomiting, nystagmus and gait unsteadiness – is common, and differentiating posterior circulation stroke from a peripheral cause can be challenging. The National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NI... Read More about Posterior circulation stroke diagnosis using HINTS in patients presenting with acute vestibular syndrome: A systematic review.

Women in the European Stroke Organisation: one, two, many… – A Top Down and Bottom Up approach (2019)
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Sandset, E. C., de Sousa, D. A., Christensen, H., Cordonnier, C., Fischer, U., Katan, M., …Caso, V. (2019). Women in the European Stroke Organisation: one, two, many… – A Top Down and Bottom Up approach. European Stroke Journal, 4(3), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987319841979

Background: An increasing proportion of physicians are women, yet they still face challenges with career advancement. In 2014, the European Stroke Organisation established the goal of increasing the number and participation of women within the societ... Read More about Women in the European Stroke Organisation: one, two, many… – A Top Down and Bottom Up approach.

Applicability of ENCHANTED trial results to current acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for intravenous thrombolysis in England and Wales: Comparison with the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme registry (2019)
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S Anderson, C., Robinson, T. G., Bray, B. D., Paley, L., Sprigg, N., Wang, X., …for the ENCHANTED Investigators and the SSNAP Collaboration. (2019). Applicability of ENCHANTED trial results to current acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for intravenous thrombolysis in England and Wales: Comparison with the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme registry. International Journal of Stroke, 14(7), 678-685. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493019841246

© 2019 World Stroke Organization. Background: Randomized controlled trials provide high-level evidence, but the necessity to include selected patients may limit the generalisability of their results. Methods: Comparisons were made of baseline and out... Read More about Applicability of ENCHANTED trial results to current acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for intravenous thrombolysis in England and Wales: Comparison with the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme registry.