Electrical impedance tomography unlocks a real time view into the brains of stroke patients
The project brings together experts in neurology, mathematics and physics for the development of a clinical device to solve a recurring challenge in hospitals around the world. The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has granted 1.3 million euro to the project. Around 20 000 Finns suffer from stroke every year. Cerebral infarctions i.e. ischemic strokes make […]
A pilot project for compilation of rare neurological diseases in a single national database
This project developed by Neurocenter Finland will create an electronic register for rare diseases in collaboration with three research groups. Experts in rare neurological diseases at North Karelia Central Hospital, Oulu University Hospital and Helsinki University Central Hospital have joined forces for a pilot project aimed at creating an electronic register for the most commonly […]
Update on the Functional Brain Imaging Biobank Pilot Project
For many diseases of the brain, particularly various kinds of dementia, early-stage diagnosis is usually challenging because of the lack of accurate, objective diagnostic tools. To improve this situation, Aalto University, together with the Universities of Helsinki, Oulu, Turku, and Tampere, as well as Finland’s university hospitals, decided to establish a national network for collecting […]
Happy World MS Day!
World MS Day is celebrated on 30.05. Pioneering interdisciplinary work on multiple sclerosis (MS) is being carried out in pilot project coordinated by Neurocenter Finland, which have brought together excellence from various fields. Neurocenter Finland is coordinating a project focusing on MS, consisting of two different entities. It is one of the six pilot projects […]
In search of breakthrough knowledge for treatment of advanced brain tumors using artificial intelligence
In Finland, 900 brain tumors are diagnosed annually, in both children and adults. A brain tumor is a serious disease, but it can be treated, and the patient can survive. Researchers have been studying brain tumors for several decades, but there exist many challenges in the investigation and treatment of various types of tumors. In […]
A National patient register plays a key role in treatment monitoring and treatment for genetic motor neuron disease
The disease-specific diagnostics for Genetic Motor Neuron diseases (MND) have advanced a lot recently. Researchers Mari Auranen (Ph.D.) and Emil Ylikallio (Ph.D.) from Helsinki University Hospital are working with a patient register to improve research and treatment for these diseases. For rare diseases, the register plays an important role in allowing researchers and doctors to […]