Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 2, 2026

Author Spotlight: Assessing Ischemic Stroke Damage Through Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model
Published on: August 11, 2023
Stroke
Allan Pollack1, Christopher Harrison, Joan Henderson
1Family Medicine Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Abstract:
In 2012, about 50,000 Australians had a stroke (cerebrovascular accident (CVA)). The risk of stroke is associated with increased age, previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack, hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus (DM), hypercholesterolaemia and atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF). Australian general practice data from the national BEACH program between April 2000 and March 2013 inclusive (1,276,200 GP-patient encounters) were analysed to determine the patient characteristics, associated conditions and management options at those encounters where a CVA was recorded, and detect changes in the annual management rates of CVA, AF, lipid disorders (LD), DM and hypertension.
Related Concept Videos
Stroke: Introduction and Types
Ischemic Stroke l: Introduction
Transient Ischemic Attack l: Introduction
Hemorrhagic Stroke l: Introduction
Hemorrhagic Stroke ll: Pathophysiology
Ischemic Stroke ll: Pathophysiology

