World Stroke Academy

The Educational platform of the World Stroke Organization @WorldStrokeOrg

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

#MondayTip
#VascularHealth
❗️Vascular risk is not just a stroke issue
🧠It is a brain-aging issue
☝️Cerebrovascular disease can accelerate cognitive decline
💪Intensive control of modifiable risk factors remains our best strategy to preserve #BrainHealth

https://t.co/g2Ni6hVvs7

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🚨From evidence to accountability:

Our July #PaperOfTheMonth editorial explores the ✨new @WorldStrokeOrg stroke #rehabilitation certification framework and its potential to advance equitable, measurable and high-quality care worldwide.

Check it here ⤵️
https://t.co/QRdRHN6A5N

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🧠Time to sharpen your acute stroke imaging skills!

🩻Interpret the images
⚡Support faster treatment decisions
🎓Learn from expert-led content

Explore our new WSA masterclasss👇
🔗https://t.co/r0rVGIsHr5

Unrestricted grant @SiemensHealth

#StrokeEducation #StrokeImaging

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

Learn more about this work by listening to our From Paper to Practice podcast, where @ChrissiTunkl interviews Dr. Megan Ritson, PhD, the lead author of the systematic review.
👇
https://t.co/8J58YSqHQk

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🎙️New episode of 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞!

Dr. @ChrissiTunkl & Megan Ritson discuss the relationship between illicit drug use & stroke risk, an increasingly relevant topic in prevention, clinical care & public health

🔗https://t.co/AFtwNN4Fm1

#StrokeEducation

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

#MondayTip
💊Can illicit drug use ⬆️ stroke risk?
✅New evidence says yes
Metaanalysis of >100 million participants + Mendelian randomization supports⬆️stroke risk w/ cannabis, cocaine & amphetamines
Don't forget substance history in young stroke patients
https://t.co/I0Im7fTjzs

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

#MondayTip
#CADASIL
🤕Young patient + lacunar stroke, migraine+aura or cognitive/psychiatric change?
🧬Bilateral WMH in the anterior temporal poles/external capsules👉NOTCH3 testing
🫀Control vascular risks
💊Disease-modifying therapy remains preclinical

https://t.co/oeHXVrCdjr

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🎙️New episode of 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞!

Dr. @ChrissiTunkl & Megan Ritson discuss the relationship between illicit drug use & stroke risk, an increasingly relevant topic in prevention, clinical care & public health

🔗https://t.co/AFtwNN4Fm1

#StrokeEducation

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🤩 June was packed with new learning opportunities at the #WSA! 🧠🌍

📅 Upcoming webinars
📽️ Recent expert sessions
📄 #TRIDENT PoM
🎙️ Factor XI/XIa Vodcast Series
🔬 From Paper to Practice
💡 New #MondayTips

Catch up, stay curious & happy learning!
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https://t.co/5QSbdzX71v

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

#MondayTip
Stroke #RehabCertification is about criteria, not paperwork
@WorldStrokeOrg´s framework emphasizes:
🤝MDT care
📄documentation & data
📈therapy intensity
🧑‍🍳dysphagia/nutrition safety
💪motor rehab
✅complication prevention & discharge support

🔗https://t.co/8pHdo7gZq1

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🗞️𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐀 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐞

Read here: https://t.co/8ArxtjZaN1

📽️@WorldStrokeOrg/@WorldHyperLeag related webinar: https://t.co/RrAuMpyerD

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

#MondayTip
In #PSCI, infarct location matters.
🚨Highest cognitive risk in a 2950-patient pooled analysis:
🧠Left frontotemporal
🧠Left thalamic
🧠Right parietal.

☝️Use imaging to prompt early cognitive #screening—not to rule PSCI
https://t.co/019RFtSoB0

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🧠 Join us tomorrow for a @WorldStrokeOrg–@WorldHyperLeag webinar on:

🗜️#Hypertension and #ICH
🧠From acute BP control to long-term prevention.

Expert discussion on BP management across the full ICH care continuum.

🔗 https://t.co/tvgKmnk2id

#StrokeEducation

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

#MondayTip
#NameTheCore
🔴The ischemic core is more than a volume
☝️It is a common reference point for prognosis, risk, and teamwork
🧠Standardizing how we describe it may make acute stroke decisions clearer

Based on Dr J Saver proposed terminology:
https://t.co/M1RunZMnbp

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🎙️A new episode of '𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞' is here!

🤰What is the risk of recurrent #ischemicstroke during #pregnancy and the postpartum period for women with a history of stroke?

📽 Check ep.6 here: https://t.co/CaqZ1eWXkD

#StrokeEducation @IntJStroke

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

#MondayTip

🪟The first 30 days after stroke are a recovery-critical window
🧠Transitional care should extend stroke-unit practices home:
👩‍⚕️Early specialist contact
🩸BP/DM/med review
😣complication screening
💪rehab access
🧑‍🤝‍🧑care-partner support

🔗https://t.co/k7grAwbx3L

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🔴Live now with Prof. @mike_sharma2 presenting his talk on 'Factor XIa Inhibition with Asundexian in Acute Non-Cardioembolic Stroke or High-Risk Transient Ischemic Attack: Primary Results of the OCEANIC-STROKE Trial'

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

🧠What does the landmark #OCEANICSTROKE trial mean for clinical practice?

Join our expert webinar on secondary stroke prevention, Factor XI/XIa inhibition, and future anticoagulation strategies.

📅Monday 15 June, 16:00 CEST

Register: https://t.co/65RSlIZ3I7

#StrokeEducation

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

📰May #Newsletter

What did you miss in May—and what’s next in #StrokeEducation?

👩‍💻Webinars
🌍ESOC 2026 highlights
📋Paper of the Month #OCEANICStroke
🎙️New vodcast series on Factor XI/XIa inhibition
🌦️Climate change & #stroke
🧠Latest #MondayTips

Here!👉https://t.co/W7huT4jQvI

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

#MondayTip
#Thrombophilia & Young #cryptogenic stroke Abnormalities are common early, but high-risk findings are rare
🤫SECRETO: 37.1%👉any abnormality; only 5.2% were high-risk
🧠Screen smarter: prior VTE, inactivity, low HDL-C or anemia may guide testing
https://t.co/vilb8MvS4u

[World Stroke Academy @WorldStrokeEd]

Join us next Monday, 8th of June, 4pm (CEST) for a free webinar on #ArtificialIntelligence & Advanced #Neuroimaging in #AcuteStroke

🎙️With @opontesnetoMD, @JPTsaiMD, #GregoryAlbers and @GiseleSampaioS

𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑: https://t.co/IkYEjTkMpR

🤝@WorldStrokeOrg @RapidAI