Brain Battle Fund

Many patients with severe brain injuries are in intensive care. Despite the very intensive treatment, most patients leave the hospital severely disabled. Scientists at the Maastricht University Medical Centre are researching new treatments to accurately adjust cerebral blood flow and function to individual needs. We expect that in 2022 this new treatment method will enable many more patients to function much better. This is because the new treatments are individual, i.e. personalised.

Following reanimation, cerebral hemorrhage, severe stroke or a serious accident, brains may suddenly become heavily damaged, with disastrous results for both patient and family. These patients must be admitted to the intensive care unit, where the function of the heart and lungs can be temporarily taken over. Unfortunately, there is currently little we can do to improve recovery of damaged parts of the brain. Moreover, no new treatments have been developed over the past 25 years. In the future, the number of people with severe brain damage will only continue to increase, due to cardiovascular diseases and serious (traffic) accidents. That is why these patients deserve our full attention.

Scientists at Maastricht University are carrying out pioneering research into adjusting the blood flow in the brain in such a way that brain cells can recover. This customised approach requires financial resources over and above the standard research funds available to these researchers. Support in the form of financial aid for this international research is extremely welcome.

“The brain’s functioning is what determines the final outcomes of our patients after discharge from hospital. Relatives report us back repeatedly. It is incomprehensible and unacceptable that acute brain damage has received so little attention and financial support so far.”
– Marcel Aries – Neurologist-intensivist MUMC+

“Severe traumatic brain injury is the main cause of death and serious handicaps among young adults.”
– Neuroscientist Prof. David Menon, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Would you like more information about this fund?

Feel free to contact us at marcel.aries@mumc.nl or visit our website at www.hersenstrijd.org. We will be happy to answer your questions or contact you. On the website you can also sign up for our newsletter to stay informed of our activities.

Spending committee

Expenditure from the HersenStrijd fund for the intended scientific research will be assessed by a committee of experts affiliated with this fund. The members of the committee are:

Mr. Dr. M. Aries (neurologist-intensive care specialist MUMC+);
Mr. Dr. J. Jansen (neuroscientist MUMC+);
Mr. J. van de Merbel (innovation advisor);
Ms. Prof. Dr. J. van der Naalt (trauma neurologist UMCG).

Support the Brain Battle Fund

Would you like to support the Brain Battle Fund, part of the University Fund Limburg (ANBI), in its mission?
We would greatly appreciate your support. You can easily contribute via the donate button below or by transferring your donation to the bank account of the University Fund Limburg:

IBAN: NL21 INGB 0653 6632 42
for the attention of the Brain Battle Fund

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