EPISODE · Nov 27, 2019 · 28 MIN
Dr Candice Delcourt - stroke as a neurological condition
from Wellbeing · host 2NURFM, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Stroke has recently been recognised by the WHO as a neurological rather than vasular condition.
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Dr Delcourt is a Senior Research Fellow at The George Insititue for Global Health, where she leads the neurology program and is also a clinical neurologist. The rate of stroke, adjusted for age, is going down in Australia, but because we are an ageing population, stroke is an increasing burden. There are good treatments, and there are also lifestyle choice we can make to lower the risk.
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