Prediction of tissue fate and functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke with advanced imaging analysis - experimental validation and translational studies

中风主要是一种老年疾病，也是成人残疾的最常见原因。在澳大利亚，每年有55000人中风（其中80%超过65岁）。随着老年人在人口中所占比例的增加，在未来20年内，全世界每年中风的总数将增加60%。本研究将在临床试验和实践中提高急性脑卒中治疗的脑成像选择。更好的急性中风治疗可以限制中风造成的脑损伤，减少长期残疾。因此，这项研究将直接转化为让我们的人口“健康而富有成效地变老”。

Stroke is predominantly a disease of ageing and the commonest cause of adult disability. In Australia, 55,000 people have a stroke each year (>80% are over age 65). The total number of strokes per year worldwide will rise 60% within the next two decades as the proportion of elderly in our population increases. This research will improve brain imaging selection for acute stroke therapies in clinical trials and practice. Better acute stroke therapies limit the size of brain damage from stroke and reduce long-term disability. Thus, this research will directly translate into allowing our population to 'age well and productively'.