{"id":116035,"date":"2025-09-05T09:15:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/116035\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T09:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:15:20","slug":"how-ai-could-triple-likelihood-of-stroke-patients-making-full-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/116035\/","title":{"rendered":"How AI could triple likelihood of stroke patients making full recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A \u201crevolutionary\u201d new AI<\/a> tool could help half of all stroke<\/a> patients to make a full recovery by allowing doctors to diagnose them faster than traditional methods.<\/p>\n

The brain scanning technology introduced by NHS England<\/a> has been shown to reduce the time between someone presenting at a hospital with a stroke<\/a> and receiving treatment by more than 60 minutes \u2013 potentially tripling the likelihood of recovery without a disability.<\/p>\n

Experts have hailed the tool as \u201ckey\u201d to helping medics rapidly diagnose and treat strokes<\/a>, saying it allows doctors to make \u201cfaster decisions\u201d and ultimately improve outcomes for patients. <\/p>\n

During a stroke, the blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or reduced, which leads to brain cells dying at a rate of around 2 million per minute. The earlier doctors are able to diagnose and treat the condition, the less likely patients are to experience long-term disabilities such as paralysis, memory loss and communication problems.<\/p>\n

The tool has been used to interpret more than 60,000 patients brain scans across 100 NHS stroke services since last summer, leading to more patients receiving \u201cpotentially lifesaving treatments\u201d earlier. Data shows more patients are receiving thrombolysis, a procedure that can significantly improve stroke outcomes by breaking down clots in blood vessels when given in early stages, year-on-year.<\/p>\n

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The software has been rolled out across 100 NHS hospitals (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

David Hargroves, NHS England\u2019s national clinical director for stroke, said: \u201cThis AI decision support technology is revolutionising how we help people who have been affected by a stroke.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is estimated a patient loses around 2 million brain cells a minute at the start of a stroke, which is why rapid diagnosis and treatment is so critical.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI decision support software provides real-time interpretation of patients\u2019 brain scans – supporting expert doctors and other NHS staff to make faster treatment decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cNHS stroke teams have been leading the way in rolling out AI, and with every stroke centre now using the technology, it is already playing a key role in improving the care of thousands of people in England every year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The breakthrough technology has been used to support patients such as 55-year-old Shawn Theoff from Canterbury, who said he was given a \u201clifeline\u201d after suffering a stroke. <\/p>\n

He was rushed to Kent and Canterbury Hospital, where he was immediately taken for a brain scan and quickly diagnosed with a stroke thanks to the AI software. He has now been able to regain movement and sensation, and spent less than 48 hours in the acute stroke unit at the hospital before returning home to recover.<\/p>\n

Mr Theoff said: “I was making a coffee and all of a sudden I was knocking things over, and I couldn\u2019t focus properly so I knew something wasn\u2019t right. I couldn\u2019t feel my hands and was struggling to use my phone. I eventually managed to get hold of my brother and he rang 999 for an ambulance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t thank the staff enough and I really feel that the speed of treatment I received has helped with my recovery. I was up and walking about in the ward really quickly and I feel so lucky \u2013 I could\u2019ve had serious issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe treatment I got has given me a lifeline and I\u2019m so thankful for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Stroke Association, 100,000 people have strokes in the UK each year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116036,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-116035","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}