International guidelines

United Kingdom

National clinical guideline for stroke for the United Kingdom and Ireland

Published by:Royal College of Physicians; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network; Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Last published:2023

Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s: diagnosis and initial management

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2022

Europe

European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on screening for subclinical atrial fibrillation after stroke or transient ischaemic attack of undetermined origin

Published by:European Stroke Organisation

Last published:2022

Guidelines on the management of space-occupying brain infarction

Published by:European Stroke Organisation

Last published:2021

EACVI recommendations on cardiovascular imaging for the detection of embolic sources: endorsed by the Canadian Society of Echocardiography

Published by:European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

Last published:2021

Guidelines on blood pressure management in acute ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage

Published by:European Stroke Organisation

Last published:2021

Guidelines on intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke

Published by:European Stroke Organisation

Last published:2021

Guidelines on mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischaemic stroke

Published by:European Stroke Organisation; endorsed by Stroke Alliance for Europe

Last published:2019

Guidelines on glycaemia management in acute stroke

Published by:European Stroke Organisation

Last published:2018

Organization consensus statement and practical guidance for pre-hospital management of stroke

Published by:European Academy of Neurology; European Stroke Association

Last published:2017

Guidelines for prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in immobile patients with acute ischaemic stroke

Published by:European Stroke Organisation

Last published:2016

Guidelines for the management of temperature in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Published by:European Stroke Organisation

Last published:2015

North America

Acute stroke management

Published by:Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canada

Last published:2022

Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack

Published by:American Heart Association; American Stroke Association

Last published:2021

Clinical practice guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease

Published by:Society for Vascular Surgery

Last published:2021

Guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke

Published by:American Heart Association; American Stroke Association

Last published:2019

Guidelines for adult stroke rehabilitation and recovery

Published by:American Heart Association; American Stroke Association

Last published:2016

Stroke and transient ischemic attack: acute and long-term management

Published by:British Columbia Government (Canada)

Last published:2015

Summary of evidence-based guideline update: prevention of stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

Published by:American Academy of Neurology

Last published:2014 (reaffirmed in 2022)

Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke

Published by:American Heart Association

Last published:2014

Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed

Published by:American College of Chest Physicians

Last published:2012

Oceania

Clinical guidelines for stroke management

Published by:National Stroke Foundation (Australia)

Last published:2023

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