Petra Ijäs
Specialist, Associate Professor
Neurocenter, Neurology
- Education
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Licentiate of Medicine 1998 University of Helsinki; Doctor of Medical Science 1998 University of Helsinki: Genetic mapping of loci for a monogenic and multifactorial neuropsychiatric disorder: PLO-SL and familial bipolar disorder; Specialist in Neurology 2010 University of Helsinki; Associate Professor in Neurology 2015 University of Helsinki; European Special Qualification of Cerebrovascular disorders 2017 Danube University Krems Austria
Research: Pathogenesis, molecular genetics and treatment of carotid stenosis (HeCES study), disorders of cerebral circulation during pregnancy and puerperium (SIPP-Fin study), digital care pathways and home monitoring in the diagnosis and treatment of ischemic attacks (OmaAVH pathway). I act as the coordinator of the National cerebral infarctions and transient ischemic attacks Team of the Health Village online service.
- Specialities
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Cerebral infarctions and transient ischemic attacks, diagnostics and treatment of carotid stenosis, cerebral vascular transcranial doppler studies (TCD), neurological problems in sickle cell anemia patients
- Languages
- Finnish, Swedish, English