Institut für Schlaganfall- und Demenzforschung (ISD)


EU funded project on Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

MESCOGInvestigators from Munich, Paris, and Graz have engaged in a joint project to tackle the mechanisms of cerebral small vessel disease and how small vessel-related brain lesions cause cognitive decline. The project is funded by the ERA-NET NEURON (joint call 2011).


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New susceptibility locus for atherosclerotic stroke

Nature GeneticsA recent genome-wide association study in patients with ischemic stroke demonstrates that common variants in the histone deacetylase 9 gene are associated with atherosclerotic stroke. The discovery originates from a collaborative effort involving ISD investigators.


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Inhaled nitric oxide for the treatment of stroke

Inhaled nitric oxide for the treatment of strokeA study from ISD’s Laboratory of Experimental Stroke Research (Prof. N. Plesnila) in press at Circulation Research shows that inhalation of nitric oxide (NO) preserves blood flow and rescues brain tissue in mice subjected to cerebral ischemia. These results may pave the way for a novel therapeutic concept for patients with ischemic strokes.


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Memory Alliance Munich

Memory Alliance MunichDemenzerkrankungen und ihre Vorstadien nehmen stetig zu. Die Gedächtnisambulanzen der Münchner Universitäten haben sich in der Munich Memory Alliance zu einem Verbund zusammengeschlossen um sich den Herausforderungen gemeinsam zu stellen.


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Stroke Summer School der DSG 2012

Stroke Summer SchoolDie Stroke Summer School der Deutschen Schlaganfall-Gesellschaft findet vom 27.6. bis 29.6.2012 im Tagungszentrum Kardinal Wendel Haus am Englischen Garten in München statt. Die Stroke Summer School richtet sich an interessierte Ärzte und vermittelt einen Überblick über aktuelle Aspekte der Diagnostik und Therapie zerebrovaskulärer Erkrankungen.

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