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Stroke — diagnosis and initial management of acute stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Corporate Author	National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions; National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - NICE
Publisher	NICE - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, London, July 2008
Pages	16 pp (Quick reference guide : NICE clinical guideline 68)
Source	National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NA. Website: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG068
Keywords	Stroke ; Diagnosis ; Medical care ; Drugs ; Standards of provision.
Annotation	The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions, based at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), has developed this guideline on stroke for NICE. The guide covers interventions in the acute stage of a stroke. There is evidence that rapid diagnosis, admission to a specialist stroke unit, and immediate brain imaging and use of thrombolysis where indicated can all contribute to a better outcome for patients. For people with a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), rapid assessment for risk of subsequent stroke allows appropriate treatment to be initiated to reduce the likelihood of stroke occurring. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080815006 B
Classmark	CQA: LK7: LK: LLD: 583
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