Acute Stroke Care and Stroke Thrombolysis

Welcome to this site. It is provided for those interested in acute stroke care including thrombolysis. It is for educational and training purposes only and used to coordinate training for those involved in stroke care across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. We welcome contribution from anyone with educational material and will give due accreditation.

Target Audience

• Emergency medicine doctors and nurses involved in acute stroke care
• Acute medicine doctors and nurses involved in acute stroke care
• Neurology/Geriatric medicine trainees involved in acute stroke care
• Therapists involved in stroke care – physiotherapy, occupational, speech and language, dietetics and psychology

Useful links

Practical

• Safety in Thrombolysis database
• British Association of Stroke Physicians
• Stroke Association

Neuroanatomy and radiology Aids

• Neuroradiology
• Acute stroke imaging pdf document – excellent article
• Acute stroke imaging good diagram and scans and explanations
• Neuroanatomy from UBC

Guidelines

• Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines (SIGN) on Stroke
• Royal College of Physicians Stroke Guidelines 2008
• American Heart Association Stroke Guidelines

Educational

• www.stroketraining.org
• Stroke Medexam – 200 questions on stroke
• NIHSS stroke certification