Stroke

Summary

The advice in the NICE guideline covers:

• how healthcare professionals should recognise the symptoms of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and make a diagnosis quickly
• when people should have a brain scan and other types of scan
• specialist care for people in the first 2 weeks after a stroke
• drug treatments for people who have had a stroke
• surgery for people who have had a stroke.

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG68 Stroke: NICE guideline
• CG68 Stroke: NICE guideline (MS Word format)
• CG68 Stroke: full guideline
• CG68 Stroke: algorithm 1 (TIA pathway)
• CG68 Stroke: algorithm 2 (stroke pathway)
• CG68 Stroke: quick reference guide

For patients, carers and the public

• CG68 Stroke: understanding NICE guidance
• CG68 Stroke: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word format)

Background information

• Patients with suspected stroke should be admitted directly to specialist stroke units.

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• Stroke: costing template
• Stroke: costing report
• Stroke: audit support
• Stroke: slide set