Latest advances and research in stroke: highlights from the 31st International Stroke Conference.

Abstract

The 31st International Stroke Conference, held February 16-18, 2006, in Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.A., highlighted more than 550 presentations emphasizing basic and translational sciences and explored how these sciences evolve to unlock our understanding of stroke pathophysiology with the aim of developing more effective prevention diagnosis and treatment tools. This year's conference reached record attendance, with more than 4,000 participants. In this report we will focus on new diagnostic and therapeutic stroke targets addressed in the meeting, together with the trends in neurovascular research presented at the oral and poster sessions of this two-and-a-half day congress.