Diagnosis and initial management of acute stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
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 ...
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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Centre for Acute and Chronic Conditions (NCGC-ACC) The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions is no longer active.
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Expected review date: July 2011
