Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability. One in three of us are at risk of stroke or dementia according to Framingham study. Western Health is one of the largest providers in stroke care for fellow Victorians. Our research work in acute stroke medicine has made significant inroads to providing better care for acute stroke patients.
We are keen to map the trajectories of stroke and other neurological disorders to promote better brain health through translational research. Our neurological research includes research into Parkinson’s disease , multiple sclerosis and migraine.
Current investigator initiated trials for prospective Masters/PhD students to help conduct:
Post-COVID 19 neurological syndrome and pathobiological underpinnings Sponsor: Western Health Department of Neurology Principal Investigator: A/Prof Tissa Wijeratne
Post-COVID 19 neurological syndrome and co-assigned web based, application based interventions, peer support as a pilot RCT Sponsor: Western Health Department of Neurology Principal Investigator: A/Prof Tissa Wijeratne
Lifting the burden of disease project in Australia (in collaboration with WHO initiatives) to calculate the migraine related disability in Australian high schools Sponsor: AIM Principal Investigator: A/Prof Tissa Wijeratne
Clinical and biological determinants of post-stroke sarcopenia Sponsor: Western Health Department of Neurology Principal Investigator: A/Prof Tissa Wijeratne
Clinical utility of serial systemic immune inflammatory indices in migraine Sponsor: Western Health Department of Neurology Principal Investigator: A/Prof Tissa Wijeratne
ABC- Redflag project The role of artificial intelligence in retinal photographs, serial syndrome immune inflammatory indices in post concussion syndrome Sponsor: Western Health Department of Neurology Principal Investigator: A/Prof Tissa Wijeratne
PREVENT-SD project Web/Application based, co-designed, peer support project to explore the role of prevention of stroke or dementia in collaboration with Stroke Riskometer team in New Zealand, Tasmania or Brazil Target population: CALD communities in Victoria Sponsor: Western Health Department of Neurology Principal Investigator: A/Prof Tissa Wijeratne
Systems biology approach to explore the pathobiological underpinnings of chronic migraine Sponsor: Western Health Department of Neurology Principal Investigator: A/Prof Tissa Wijeratne
Page last updated November 2022
