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The mouth sags down, an arm or leg is numb from the mouth permeates incomprehensible - all these can be signs of a stroke. startet am 10. The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin starts on 10 May, the campaign "Berlin against stroke." The aim of the health initiative, which is under the auspices of the Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit, is to anchor in the broad Berliners knowledge of the signs of the dangerous disease. und selbst Schlaganfall-Experte. "Only then one can hope that the people concerned and timely specialized emergency station and survive the stroke without disabilities," said Prof. Karl Max Einhäupl, Chairman of the Charité and even stroke expert.
The Federal Minister for Health, Dr. Philipp Rösler, seeks to Berlin for the project: "About 160,000 people in Germany suffer a stroke each year for the first time. Stroke is a leading cause of permanent disability and reduced quality of life. Prevention and proper behavior in an emergency are of great importance. The pivotal point is the early recognition of stroke symptoms. The campaign comes into play here: general education and information. Knowledge can be lifesaving. "
The fate of "stroke" meets in Berlin alone, about 10,000 people per year. Nearly two-thirds of these patients are fighting back against life-long permanent disability or die as a result of stroke. Few survive the stroke without health consequences. To improve the care of stroke patients, a broad alliance of partners have joined forces. It extends from the Medical Association of the Fire Department to 40 clinics, rehabilitation and aftercare facilities and support groups that have closed in the Berlin Stroke Alliance together. A special role is played by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research, Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB). Here, scientists from the Charité and non-university research institutions have put the task in cooperation with experts from other fields such as health insurance, advance stroke research.
, sieht diese Kooperation als Beginn eines Erfolgswegs. Prof. Matthias Endres, director of the Department of Neurology at the Charité sees this cooperation as a beginning of a successful course. "With 14 stroke units and cooperation with the fire department we have treated in Berlin best ways to stroke patients at an early stage. Yet we see daily that the patients come too late in the hospital because the symptoms of a stroke are not recognized or is not responding properly. We want to change the campaign now. "
und Vivantes, sind gemeinsam mit weiteren renommierten Partnern aus Industrie, Wissenschaft und Forschung aus sämtlichen Bereichen des Gesundheitswesens in den Masterplan ,Gesundheitsregion Berlin-Brandenburg' eingebunden, um die Region auf allen Feldern der Gesundheitsversorgung zu einem wissensgetriebenen Referenzzentrum weiterzuentwickeln und zu fördern. The state secretary for science and research, Dr. Hans-Gerhard Husung, sees the alliance also has a location advantage for Berlin: "The two state-owned hospital - companies, Charité and Vivantes, are together with other renowned partners from industry, academia and research from all areas of health care in the Master Plan, Health Region Berlin-Brandenburg involved 'to the region in all fields of knowledge-driven health care a reference center to further develop and promote. As a result, the Berlin-Brandenburg region is expected to take in the broad field of health not only in Germany but also in Central Europe as a role model. "
Companies such as the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim is not only contribute their expertise to this campaign. "We want to help to develop concrete plans for the infrastructure of an effective stroke therapy," said the spokesman of the Management Board, Prof. Andreas Barner. "Because the stroke is due to its frequency, the great human suffering and, ultimately, the economic burden on all of society and social policy challenge."
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