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Honored to have Dr Sean Dukelow from UCalgaryMedicine & Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) to visit The Florey and share his work in stroke rehab with the Young Stroke Service and the wider stroke team 🧠 #stroke #strokecare #youngstroke #strokerehab



Many thanks to Adam Smith's Panmure House and Let's Get Proof for funding this work! Congrats to Raksha Ramkumar on her first paper with our lab! DCNS Calgary UCalgaryMedicine

UCalgary researchers have uncovered important clues that could be key to reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The discovery could dramatically change how the disease is perceived and treated, says study lead Dr. Minh Dang Nguyen, PhD. Read more ⬇️ Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) ACHRI

Congratulations to Dr. Faizan Khan and the Calgary stroke team on their paper in JAMA Network highlighting the long-term risk of stroke after TIA or minor stroke. The findings suggest that ongoing monitoring and risk reduction strategies are critical beyond the initial recovery.



Lead author of the study Dr. Faizan Khan, PhD, emphasizes the importance of ongoing monitoring and lifelong preventative care for stroke risk factors like high blood pressure, long after hospital discharge. DCNS Calgary Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) Libin Cardiovascular Institute O'Brien Institute for Public Health JAMA

Today, on World Neurosurgeon’s Day, we recognize and celebrate the extraordinary work of neurosurgeons around the globe—and especially within DCNS Calgary . Thank you to our members for their skill, resilience and ongoing contributions to patient care, research, and education.


Our latest review on Spot Sign in Intracerebral Hemorrhage is available on #Stroke. #SpotSign is coming back! Johanna Ospel, MD PhD American Heart Association Stroke AHA/ASA Humanitas Milano DCNS Calgary ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST…



Inspiring patient advocate Don Snider and Dr. Michael Hill talk with alberta@noon about life after a stroke cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Thanks to Mark Villani for sharing Lucy's story and the UCalgaryMedicine research into treatments to improve speech after a stroke! Paper is published in neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN….


Thank you to Margot Rubin for sharing UCalgaryMedicine research into apashia treatment with transcranial magnetic stimulation after stroke. Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) calgary.citynews.ca/video/2025/04/…

“In the beginning, I couldn’t speak at all. I was five months in the hospital. I had to re-learn everything.” UCalgaryMedicine researchers helping stroke patients regain their ability to speak | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/11135436/…


#MentalHealth Week is coming! Join The Mathison Centre for two insightful events: May 6 – Let’s Talk About Depression tickettailor.com/events/themath… May 9 – The Intersection of Stress and Addiction tickettailor.com/events/themath…


🚨 Cherry picking of patients can be a major problem in acute stroke trials. Mayank Goyal and I discuss factors contributing to cherry picking (such as the What's In It For Us [WIIFU] problem) + how we might measure and mitigate it: ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST… DCNS Calgary Stroke AHA/ASA
![Aravind Ganesh (@draravindganesh) on Twitter photo 🚨 Cherry picking of patients can be a major problem in acute stroke trials. <a href="/mayank_G0/">Mayank Goyal</a> and I discuss factors contributing to cherry picking (such as the What's In It For Us [WIIFU] problem) + how we might measure and mitigate it: ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST… <a href="/DCNSNeuro/">DCNS Calgary</a> <a href="/StrokeAHA_ASA/">Stroke AHA/ASA</a> 🚨 Cherry picking of patients can be a major problem in acute stroke trials. <a href="/mayank_G0/">Mayank Goyal</a> and I discuss factors contributing to cherry picking (such as the What's In It For Us [WIIFU] problem) + how we might measure and mitigate it: ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST… <a href="/DCNSNeuro/">DCNS Calgary</a> <a href="/StrokeAHA_ASA/">Stroke AHA/ASA</a>](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GpyUKMzaYAAWxNR.jpg)



#STROKE Comments & Opinions by Mayank Goyal & Aravind Ganesh: Selective recruitment into clinical trials based on factors other than those outlined in the study selection criteria threatens both the internal and external validity of the trial. DCNS Calgary ahajrnls.org/44E4C78
