Acute Stroke Part I / 2022 Update / Harrison / CMDT / API

New Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Stroke-2022

Stroke: Rapidly developed clinical signs of focal (or global) disturbance of cerebral function, lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death, with no apparent cause other than of vascular origin’.

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) : AHA/ASA (2009) A transient episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal brain, spinal cord, or retinal ischemia without acute infarction.

Content:
Definitions
Presenting feature
Risk Factors
Primary prevention
Early identification
Management of established acute stroke
Stroke unit
History, physical examination and investigations
Immediate specific management of ischemic stroke

Rest further topics will be discussed in Part 2
Immediate specific management of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH)
General Management
Secondary Prophylaxis
Drugs that can be used in Non- Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
Physiotherapeutic management
Diet and Coumarin
References