Stroke

Acute assessment and management of stroke (ischaemic and haemorrhagic).

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
NeurologyEmergency Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Stroke and TIA
National
NICE guideline [NG128]
National
NICE guideline [NG236]
National
SIGN 166: National Clinical Guideline for Stroke
National
2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Local
2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Local
Atrial fibrillation burden in clinical practice, research, and technology: a consensus statement of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke and the European Heart Rhythm Association
Local
Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement: Acute Stroke Management during Pregnancy
Local
Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement: Secondary Stroke Prevention during Pregnancy
Local
Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Virtual Stroke Rehabilitation Interim Consensus Statement 2022
Local
Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Local
Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: 2019 Update to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Local
Management of Stroke Rehabilitation (2024) - VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline
Local
National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (5th edition, Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party)
Local
Stroke. National Clinical Guideline for Diagnosis and Initial Management of Acute Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA). NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 68.
Local