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DR HELEN DEWEY



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Organization: Medicine - Austin Health and Northern Health
Position: Honorary (Principal Fellow)
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Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science University of Sydney
Bachelor of Medicine University of Sydney

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
The efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency of prevention interventions in stroke Principal Supervisor NHMRC Public Health Postgraduate Scholarships 01/01/2004

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Estimating the long-term costs of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke for Australia:  new evidence derived from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 40
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 915-921
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  • Handicap 5 years after stroke in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Cerebrovascular Diseases
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 123-130
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  • Hypertension and TIA
    Year: 2009
    Journal: International Journal of Stroke
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 206-214
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  • Incidence of stroke subtypes in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS):  differences between men and women
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Neuroepidemiology
    Volume: 32
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 11-18
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  • Paracentral strip infarcts of the middle cerebral artery:  borderzone ischaemia or cortical artery occlusion?
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Cerebrovascular Diseases
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 215-222
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  • Smoking cessation at 5 years after stroke in the North East Melbourne stroke incidence study
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Neuroepidemiology
    Volume: 32
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 196-200
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  • Very early mobilisation and complications in the first 3 months after stroke:  Further results from Phase II of A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT)
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Cerebrovascular Diseases
    Volume: 28
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 378-383
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Stroke Symptoms and the Decision to Call for an Ambulance


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 38
    Issue: 2007
    Page numbers: 361-366
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  • Is prestroke use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors associated with better outcome?

    Year: 2007
    Journal: Neurology
    Volume: 68
    Issue: 2007
    Page numbers: 1687-1693
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  • MRI and stroke: why has it taken so long?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: The Lancet
    Volume: 369
    Issue: 2007
    Page numbers: 252-254
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  • The Impact of Ambulance Practice on Acute Stroke Care
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 38
    Issue: 2007
    Page numbers: 2765-2770
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  • Why invest in a national public health program for stroke? An example using Australian data to estimate the potential benefits and cost implications
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Health Policy
    Volume: 83
    Issue: 2-3
    Page numbers: 287-294
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Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • Stroke


    Year: 2006
    Book: The Lancet Handbook of Treatment in Neurology
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(London)
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Journal Articles

  • A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT)
    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Journal of Stroke
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 2006
    Page numbers: 169-171
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  • Greater Incidence of Both Fatal and Nonfatal Strokes in Disadvantaged Areas. The Northeast Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 2006
    Page numbers: 877-882
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  • Prevalence of Depression and Use of Antidepressant Medication at 5-Years Poststroke in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 2006
    Page numbers: 2854-2855
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  • The validity of brief screening cognitive instruments in the diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia after first-ever stroke
    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Psychogeriatrics
    Volume: 18
    Issue: 2006
    Page numbers: 295-305
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Introducing MORUCOS: An economic model of stroke care in Australia
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
    Volume: 21
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 499-505
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(New York)
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  • Long-term outcome in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study - predictors of quality of life at 5 years after stroke
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 2082-2086
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Stoke and nutrition: FOOD for thought
    Year: 2005
    Journal: The Lancet
    Volume: 365
    Page numbers: 729-730
    Publisher: Lancet(London)
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  • Stroke units, tissue plasminogen activator, Aspirin and Neuroprotection: Which stroke intervention could provide the greatest community benefit?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Cerebrovascular Diseases
    Volume: 20
    Page numbers: 239-244
    Publisher: Karger(Basel)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • 'Out of pocket' costs to stroke patients during the first year after stroke - results from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 134-137
    Publisher: Churchill Livingstone(Leith Walkedinburgh)
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  • Determinants of handicap after stroke: The north East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 715-720
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Inactive and Alone: Physical Activity within the first 14 days of acute stroke unit care
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 1005-1009
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Progressive dementia after first-ever stroke - a community-based follow-up study
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Neurology
    Volume: 63
    Page numbers: 785-792
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Progressive dementia after first-ever stroke: A community-based follow-up study.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Neurology
    Volume: 63
    Page numbers: 785-792
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  • Quality of life after stroke: The North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 2340-2345
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Trial application of a model of resource utilization, costs, and outcomes for stroke (MORUCOS) to assist priority setting in stroke
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 1041-1046
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Warfarin for atrial fibrillation: the end of an era?
    Year: 2004
    Journal: The Lancet Neurology
    Volume: 3
    Page numbers: 305-308
    Publisher: The Lancet Publishing Group
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Incidence and outcome of subtypes of Ischaemic Stroke: initial results from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence study (Nemesis)
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Cerebrovascular Diseases
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 1-2
    Page numbers: 133-139
    Publisher: Karger(Basel)
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  • Increased risk of cognitive impairment 3 months after mild to moderate first-ever stroke: A community-based prospective study of nonaphasic english-speaking survivors.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 34
    Page numbers: 1136-1143
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  • Lifetime cost of stroke subtypes in Australia: findings from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence study (Nemesis)
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 34
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 2502-2507
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Brief Comprehensive Quality of Life Assessment After Stroke: The Assessment of Quality of Life Instrument in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 12
    Page numbers: 2888-2894
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Cognitive outcome after lacunar infarction: Clinical vs. experimental findings
    Year: 2002
    Event name: International Neuropsychological Society
    Conference Publication: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 275
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Cost of stroke in Australia from a societal perspective. Results from the North East Melbourne stroke incidence study (NEMESIS)
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 32
    Page numbers: 2409-2416
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Incidence of the major stroke subtypes. Initial findings from the North East Melbourne stroke incidence study (NEMESIS)
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Stroke
    Volume: 32
    Page numbers: 1732-1738
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Longterm cognitive sequelae of a first-ever stroke.
    Year: 2001
    Event name: College of Clinical Neuropsychology
    Conference Publication: Australian Journal of Psychology
    Volume: 5
    Issue: Supp
    Page numbers: 185
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd(Brisbane)
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