Sources for Guidelines and Consensus Statements

General Stroke Guidelines

• National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke (Updated 2002)
  Royal College of Physicians
  (Concise Guide)

• Report of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Workshop on Perinatal and Childhood Stroke (2002)
  Journal link: Pediatrics (log in may be required)
  Summary: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  Abstract: PubMed

• Recognition and Treatment of Stroke in Children (2000)
  Brain Attack Coalition - Ad Hoc Committee on in Children

• Consensus Conference on Stroke Treatment and Service Delivery (2000)
  Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

• Stroke Consensus Statements (2000)
  3rd Karolinska Stroke Update

• American Heart Association Stroke Outcome Classification (1998)
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• American Heart Association Prevention Conference IV: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Stroke (1997)
  Executive Summary (see individual sections below)
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

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Acute Stroke

• Recommendations for Stroke Management (2003)
  European Stroke Initiative (PowerPoint version)

• Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Ischemic Stroke (2003)  
  American Stroke Association Scientific Statement

• Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents in Acute Ischemic Stroke (2002)
  American Heart Association Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Use of Intravenous tPA for the Management of Acute Stroke in the Emergency Department (2002)
  American College of Emergency Physicians

• Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke (2002)
  Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada

• Brain Attack Coalition - Acute Stroke Toolbox
  Tools for health care professionals developing systems to enable the rapid diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke.  Includes patient management guidelines and pathways.

• Guide to Anticoagulant Therapy: Heparin (2001)
  American Heart Association Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• Recommendations for clinical trial evaluation of acute stroke therapies (2001)
  Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable II (STAIR-II).
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke (2001)
  Consensus Statement of the 3rd Karolinska Stroke Update
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke (2001)
  From: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy
  Journal link: Chest (log in may be required)

• Acute Treatment of Ischemic Stroke (2000)
  European Stroke Initiative  ( version)

• Recommendations for the Management of Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (2000)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Consensus Conference on Stroke Treatment and Service Delivery (2000)
  Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

• Stroke Consensus Statements (2000)
  3rd Karolinska Stroke Update

• Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage (1999)  
  American Heart Association Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Canadian Guidelines for Intravenous Thrombolytic Treatment in Acute Stroke (1998)
  A Consensus Statement of The Canadian Stroke Consortium

• Management of patients with stroke part I: Assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention (1997) 
  Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
  (Quick Reference Guide )

• Acute Stroke Treatment Guidelines (1997)
  National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, NIH. 
  (Executive Summary)

• American Heart Association Prevention Conference IV: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Stroke: Acute Interventions (1997)
  Executive Summary
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke (1996)
  American Academy of Neurology Practice Advisory

• Guidelines for the Management of Transient Ischemic Attacks (1994)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement

• Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (1994)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement

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Prevention

• The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (2003)
  US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
  (reference card)

• Primary Prevention of Hypertension: Clinical and Public Health Advisory from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (2003)
  US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH

• Role of Warfarin in Primary or Secondary Stroke Prevention (2002)
  Stroke Council of the American Heart Association

• AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update (2002)
  American Heart Association
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• Recommendations for the Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms (2002)  
  American Heart Association Scientific Statement

• Prevention of Ischemic Stroke (2002)
  Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada

• Recommendations for the Management of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations (2001)
  American Heart Association Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (2001) ( available)
  American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association - Executive Summary

• Stanol/Sterol Ester-Containing Foods and Blood Cholesterol Levels (2001)
  American Heart Association Science Advisory
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• ATP III At-A-Glance: Quick Desk Reference (2001) 
  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's updated cholesterol guidelines.

• Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke (2001) 
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation (2001)
  From: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy
  Journal links: Chest (log in may be required)

• Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke (2001)
  From: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy
  Journal links: Chest (log in may be required)

• Screening and Management of Hyperhomocysteinemia for the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease Events (2000)
  Canadian Task Force on Preventitive Health Care

• Risk factors and stroke prevention (2000)
  European Stroke Initiative ( version)

• Recommendations for the Management of Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (2000)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Stroke Consensus Statements (2000)
  3rd Karolinska Stroke Update

• Consensus Conference on Stroke Treatment and Service Delivery (2000)
  Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

• Preventing Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Prior Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (1999)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Italian Guidelines for Stroke Prevention (1999)
  Stroke Prevention and Educational Awareness Diffusion (SPREAD) Collaboration

• Prevention of a first stroke (1999)
  A review of guidelines and a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the National Stroke Association
  Journal link: JAMA (log in may be required)

• Guidelines for Carotid Endarterectomy (1998)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• Carotid Stenting and Angioplasty (1998)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• Stroke Prevention in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation (1998)
  American Academy of Neurology Practice Parameter

• Management of patients with stroke part I: Assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention (1997) 
  Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
  (Quick Reference Guide )

• Management of patients with stroke part II: Management of carotid stenosis and carotid endarterectomy (1997)
  Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
  (Quick Reference Guide )

• Consensus Against Both Endarterectomy and Routine Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis (1997)
  Canadian Stroke Consortium

• Practice Guidelines for the Use of Imaging in Transient Ischemic Attacks and Acute Stroke (1997)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Cigarette Smoking, Cardiovascular Disease, and Stroke (1997)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• American Heart Association Prevention Conference IV: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Stroke: Rehabilitation (1997)
  Executive Summary
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (1997)
  US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH 
  (Pocket Guide)

• Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (1996)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• Stroke Prevention: Recommendations (1995)
  The Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Stroke Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT), Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)

• Guidelines for the Management of Transient Ischemic Attacks (1994)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement

• Guide to Anticoagulant Therapy Part 2: Oral Anticoagulants (1994)  

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Recovery

• Management of dementia (an evidence-based review) (2001)
  Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
  Also: Summary Version for Physicians, and Summary Version for Families

• Diagnosis of dementia (an evidence-based review) (2001)
  Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

• National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Update (2002)
  Royal College of Physicians
  (Concise Guide)

• Care after Stroke (2000)  (for patients and caregivers)
  Royal College of Physicians

• Consensus Conference on Stroke Treatment and Service Delivery (2000)
  Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

• Management of patients with stroke part IV: Rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning (1998)
  Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

• Management of patients with stroke part III: Identification and management of dysphagia (1997)
  Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
  (Quick Reference Guide)

• Post-Stroke Rehabilitation (Clinical Guide #16) (1995)  
  Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)

• Post-Stroke Rehabilitation (Quick Reference Guide #16) (1995)  
  Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)

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Stroke Care Organization

• Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Care Through Stroke Centers and Systems: An Examination of Stroke Center Identification Options (2002)
  American Stroke Association Multidisciplinary Consensus Recommendations
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Organization of Stroke Care: Education, Stroke Units and Rehabilitation (2000)
  European Stroke Initiative  ( version)

• Recommendations for the creation of neurovascular units (2000)
  French Neurovascular Society (Societe Francaise Neuro-Vasculaire)
  [Article in French]

• Recommendations for the use of intravenous thrombolytic therapy in cerebrovascular ischemic accident (2000)
  French Society of Neurovascular Disorders

• Recommendations for the Establishment of Primary Stroke Centers (2000)
  Brain Attack Coalition ( version)

• Consensus Conference on Stroke Treatment and Service Delivery (2000)
  Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

• Stroke Center Recommendations (1999)
  National Stroke Association

• Acute Stroke Treatment Guidelines (1997)
  National Institute for Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, NIH.
  (Executive Summary)

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Diagnosis

• Screening and Treatment of Hyperhomocysteinemia (2002)
  Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada

• International Normalized Ratio (INR) System (2002)
  Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada

• ACR Standard for the Performance of Computed Tomography (CT) in the Extracranial Head and Neck in Adults and Children (2001)
  American College of Radiology

• Investigation for Suspected Hypercoagulable States (Thrombophilias) (2000)
  Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada

• Magnetic Resonance Angiography- Update on Applications for Extracranial Arteries (1999)
  American Heart Association Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• Use of Ambulatory Electrocardiography for the Detection of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Stroke (1999)
  Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

• Echocardiography for the Detection of a Cardiac Source of Embolus in Patients with Stroke (1999)
  Journal link: Canadian Medical Association Journal (log in may be required)

• ACR Standard for the Performance of Computed Tomography (CT) in Neuroradiologic Imaging of Adults and Children (1998)
  American College of Radiology

• ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography (1997)
  A Report of the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• Practice Guidelines for the Use of Imaging in Transient Ischemic Attacks and Acute Stroke (1997)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

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Imaging

• Guidelines and Recommendations for Perfusion Imaging in Cerebral Ischemia (2003)  American Heart Association Scientific Statement

• American College of Radiology Standards

  • ACR Standard for Performing and Interpreting Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Brain (2002)

  • Standard for the Performance and Interpretation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Head and Neck (2002)

  • ACR Standard for the Performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Adult Spine of the Spine (2002)

  • ACR Standard for the Performance of Ultrasound Examination of the Extracranial Cerebrovascular System (2002)

  • ACR Standard for Performing and Interpreting Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (2001)

  • ACR Standard for the Performance of Pediatric and Adult Neurovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) (2000)

  • Standard for the Performance of Diagnostic Cervicocerebral Angiography in Adults (1999)

• Quality Improvement Guidelines for Adult Diagnostic Neuroangiography and Other Procedures (2000)
  Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology

• Echocardiography for the detection of a cardiac source of embolus in patients with stroke (1999)
  Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

• Carotid Stenting and Angioplasty (1998) 
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Circulation (log in may be required)

• ACC/AHA Guidelines for Ambulatory Electrocardiography (1999)
  American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines ( available)

• ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography (1997)
  American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines ( available)

• Practice Guidelines for the Use of Imaging in Transient Ischemic Attacks and Acute Stroke (1997)
  American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement
  Journal link: Stroke (log in may be required)

• Echocardiographic Identification of Cardiovascular Sources of Emboli To Guide Clinical Management of Stroke: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (1997)
  Annals of Internal Medicine 1 November 1997. 127:775-787.

• Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Carotid Stenosis in Asymptomatic Persons (1997)
  Annals of Internal Medicine 1 March 1997. 126:337-346.

• Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Vascular and Flow Imaging (1994)
  Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

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