New Therapies for Stroke – Preventing Stroke Progression and Enhancing Recovery

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Dr Spratt’s team have discovered a new mechanism causing pressure to rise in the skull after stroke. They will build on their discovery of a promising new therapy to prevent early worsening of stroke and improve patient outcomes. He also leads a team studying better stroke recovery by promoting activity by enriching the rehabilitation environment, and ways to improve fitness in stroke survivors.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $463,652.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

acute stroke | experimental | intracranial pressure | ischaemia/reperfusion | stroke rehabilitation