Episode 22. Stroke with Dr Doug Crompton
It is estimated that more than 56,000 strokes will be experienced by Australians this year (new and recurrent) and that half of Australians are living with the effects of a stroke which remains the third leading cause of death in Australia and kills more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer. As more than 80% of strokes may be prevented and four in 10 stroke survivors have a recurrent stroke within a decade it is very important we understand the aetiology of strokes and how we may intervene effectively to reduce incidence and morbidity.
In this episode we have a conversation with Dr Doug Crompton head of neurology at Northern Hospital who discusses:
· Aetiology of CVA
· Diagnosis
· Importance of thrombolytic therapy
· Place for clot retrieval
· Primary and secondary prevention
This was a very interesting conversation with Doug, covering this fascinating topic and I am certain you will find the conversation extremely valuable.
Useful references include:
- strokefoundation.org.au
- pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Epidemiology: Advancing our understanding of disease
- pubmed.nbo.Ovbiagele.et.al.2011
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Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health.