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RESEARCH GROUP
STROKE
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT
The Ragama Stroke Unit is a major centre for stroke research in Sri Lanka. It is home to the Ragama Stroke Registry, the first prospective hospital based stroke registry in the country. It is the national centre for the SITS (Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke) International Stroke Registry, and the focal point for a network of Stroke Registries in Sri Lanka. It is a recognised collaborating centre for international multi- centre clinical trials into stroke; these include several completed clinical trials such as VITATOPS, ENOS, CHIMES and HeadPost, and the ongoing TRIDENT trial. Research from the Ragama Stroke Unit has won many national and international research awards.
GROUP MEMBERS
PUBLICATIONS
[Top 5 high-impact indexed papers]
- Mettananda KCD, Eshani MDP, Wettasinghe LM, Somaratne S, Nanayakkkara YP, Sathkorala W, Upasena A, Sirigampola C, Tilakaratna PMY, Pathmeswaran A, Ranawaka UK. Prevalence and correlates of carotid artery stenosis in a cohort of Sri Lankan ischaemic stroke patients. BMC Neurol. 2021 Oct 4;21(1):385. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02415-1.
- Isuru A, Hapangama A, Ediriweera D, Samarasinghe L, Fonseka M, Ranawaka U. Prevalence and predictors of new onset depression in the acute phase of stroke. Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 May;59:102636. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102636.
- Ranawaka U, Mettananda C, Thilakarathna C, Peiris A, Kasturiratna A, Tilakaratna Y. Stroke Awareness in Patients with Incident Stroke Compared to Patients without Stroke or Ischemic Heart Disease. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Jun;29(6):104790. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104790.
- Hankey GJ, Ford AH, Yi Q, Eikelboom JW, Lees KR, Chen C, Xavier D, Navarro JC, Ranawaka UK, Uddin W, Ricci S, Gommans J, Schmidt R, Almeida OP, van Bockxmeer FM; VITATOPS Trial Study Group. Effect of B vitamins and lowering homocysteine on cognitive impairment in patients with previous stroke or transient ischemic attack: a prespecified secondary analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial and meta- analysis. Stroke. 2013;44:2232-9. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001886.
- Hankey GJ, Eikelboom JW, Yi Q, Lees KR, Chen C, Xavier D, Navarro JC, Ranawaka UK, Uddin W, Ricci S, Gommans J, Schmidt R; for the VITATOPS trial study group. Antiplatelet therapy and the effects of B vitamins in patients with previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a post-hoc subanalysis of VITATOPS, a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2012;11:512-520. doi: 10.1016/S1474- 4422(12)70091-1.
Collaborators
International Collaborators and Institutions:
- Graeme Hankey, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Craig Anderson, The George Institute for Global Health, NSW, Australia
- Jeyaraj Pandian, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India
- N Venketasubramanian, Raffles Hospital,Singapore
Local Collaborators and Institutions:
- Harsha Gunasekera, Kisahra Gooneratne, Nilanka Perera, Manoji Pathirage, Arosha Dissanayake, Wasantha Sathkorala, A Upasena, C Sirigampola
GRANT / FUNDING SUPPORT
- University of Kelaniya Research grants received in 2009 and 2016
CONTACT
Prof Nilmini Chandrasena : nilminicha64@gmail.com
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