Stroke Stats:

Over 72,000 Australians suffer a stroke each year, 2/3 of which are left dead or disabled as a result.

Stroke Research:

The stroke research team, lead by Dr Renée Turner, is using novel, pre-clinical models to map the development of brain swelling and changes in brain pressure following stroke in order to develop targeted and more effective treatments to reduce the devastating morbidity and mortality associated with these conditions.

Annabel Sorby-Adams' research is looking at that brain swelling and increased brain pressure which are the leading causes of death and disability in the first week following stroke. Annabel’s investigations will examine the effect of a treatment, the NK1 tachykinin receptor antagonist and whether it can prevent the development of brain swelling and life threatening elevations in brain pressure.