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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Hemorrhagic Stroke

  1. Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: A guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Hemphill, JC, Greenbert, SM, Anderson, CS et. al. Stroke.  2015; 46: 2032-2060.
  2. Guidelines for the management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Connolly, E, Rabinstein, AA, Carhuapoma, JR et. al.  Stroke.  2012; 43; 1711-1737.
  3. Critical care management of patients following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Recommendations from the Neurocritical Care Society’s multidisciplinary consensus conference. Diringer, MN, Bleck, TP, Hemphill, JC et. al. Neurocritical Care. 2011
  4. Management of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.  Derdeyn, C.P., Zipfel, G.J., Albuquerque, F.C. et. al. Stroke. 2017; 48: e200-e224.

Transient Ischemic Attack

  1. Definition and evaluation of transient ischemic attack: a scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council. Easton JD, Saver JL, Albers GW, Alberts MJ, et al. Stroke. 2009 Jun;40(6):2276-93.

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

  1. Diagnosis and management of cerebral venous thrombosis. Saposnik, G, Barinagarrementeria, F, Brown, RD, Bushnell, CD, Cucchiara, B, Cushman M, deVeber, G, Ferro, JM, Tsai, FY. Stroke. 2011.

Prevention

  1. Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke. Meschia, JF, Bushnell, C, Boden-Albala, B et. al. Stroke. 2014; 45:3754-3832.
  2. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack. Kernan, WN, Ovbiagele, B, Black, HR et. al. Stroke. 2014; 45: 2160-2236.
  3. 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. January, CT, Wann, S, Alpert, JS et. al. Circulation. 2014 December 2.

Cerebral Edema

  1. Recommendations for the management of cerebral and cerebellar infarction with swelling: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Wijdicks, EF, Sheth, KN, Carter, BS et. al. 2014 April 1.

Depression

  1. Poststroke Depression: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Towfight, A., Ovbiagele, B., El Husseini, N. et. al. Stroke. 2017; 48: e30-e43.

Nursing

  1. Comprehensive overview of nursing and interdisciplinary care. Summers, D, Leonard, A, Wentworth, D, Saver, JL, Simpson, J, Spilker, JA, Hock, N, Miller, E, Mitchell, PH. Stroke. 2010.

Rehabilitation

  1. Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.  Winstein, C.J., Stein, J., Arena, R. Stroke. 2016; 47: e90-e169.

Palliative Care

  1. Palliative and end-of-life care in stroke: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Holloway, RG, Arnold, RM, Creutzfeldt, CJ et al. Stroke. 2014 June 1.

Other Guidelines and Resources

www.americanheart.org

AAN Guidelines For Stroke

Clinical Performance Measures for Adults Hospitalized with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Stroke Assessment Tools