Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia
We increase understanding of the causes of cerebrovascular disease and improve the prevention of stroke and vascular dementia in routine clinical practice.
Stroke research group wins Queen's Anniversary Prize
The Stroke Prevention Research Unit has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education, the highest form of national recognition that UK higher education institutions can achieve.
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Study of vascular disease welcomes 10,000th participant
2 September 2016
Research Projects
Selected Publications
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Response of day-to-day home blood pressure variability by antihypertensive drug class after transient ischemic attack or nondisabling stroke.
Webb AJS. et al, (2014), Stroke, 45, 2967 - 2973
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Effects of antihypertensive-drug class on interindividual variation in blood pressure and risk of stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Webb AJS. et al, (2010), Lancet, 375, 906 - 915
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Effect of urgent treatment of transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke on early recurrent stroke (EXPRESS study): a prospective population-based sequential comparison.
Rothwell PM. et al, (2007), Lancet, 370, 1432 - 1442
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Population-based study of event-rate, incidence, case fatality, and mortality for all acute vascular events in all arterial territories (Oxford Vascular Study).
Rothwell PM. et al, (2005), Lancet, 366, 1773 - 1783
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A simple score (ABCD) to identify individuals at high early risk of stroke after transient ischaemic attack.
Rothwell PM. et al, (2005), Lancet, 366, 29 - 36
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Change in stroke incidence, mortality, case-fatality, severity, and risk factors in Oxfordshire, UK from 1981 to 2004 (Oxford Vascular Study).
Rothwell PM. et al, (2004), Lancet, 363, 1925 - 1933
Head
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Peter Rothwell
Head of the Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia and Professor of Clinical Neurology
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