Stroke
The diagnosis and acute management of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks
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Clinical guideline
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| Date issued:
July 2008
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| Expected review date:
TBC |
| Reference:
CG68 |
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.
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Documents
For healthcare professionals
For patients, carers and the public
Background information
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Implementing this guidance
Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:
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