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Stroke (CG68) |
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stroke
Fast, easy summary view of NICE guidance on 'stroke'
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Diagnosis and initial management of acute stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
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.
Responsibility for undertaking a review of this guidance at the designated review date has passed to the National Clinical Guidelines Centre for Acute and Chronic Conditions (NCGC-ACC) The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions is no longer active.
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Other information
- Stroke quality standard
- CG68 Stroke: algorithm 1 (TIA pathway)
- CG68 Stroke: algorithm 2 (stroke pathway)
- CG68 Stroke: NICE guideline (web format)
NICE Pathways
This guidance has been incorporated into the following NICE Pathways, along with other related guidance and products.
Visit the NICE Pathway: stroke
How this guidance was produced
Background information
This page was last updated: 29 December 2011
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Guideline formats
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Implementation tools and resources
- Audit support
- Costing report
- Costing template
- Slide set
- Stroke: commissioning guide
- TIA: commissioning guide
See this guidance in practice
Patient
The summary of the key recommendations in the guidance written for patients, carers and those with little medical knowledge and may be used in local patient information leaflets.
Quick Reference Guide
The quick reference guide presents recommendations for health professionals
NICE Guideline
The published NICE clinical guideline, contains the recommendations for health professionals and NHS bodies.
Full Guideline
The published full clinical guideline for specialists with background, evidence, recommendations and methods used.
