Ischaemic Stroke

Acute management and secondary prevention.

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
ESO Guideline Directory - European Stroke Organisation
National
European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke
National
National Clinical Guideline for Stroke
National
NICE guideline [NG128]
National
NICE guideline [NG128]: Recommendations for Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s
National
NICE guideline [NG128]: Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s
National
AHA/ASA Guideline: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Local
AHA/ASA Guideline: 2019 Update to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Local
AHA/ASA Guideline: 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
Local
AHA/ASA Guideline: 2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke
Local
ESO Guideline Directory
Local
European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease
Local
European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on cerebral small vessel disease
Local
European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke
Local
National Clinical Guideline for Stroke 2023
Local
NICE guideline [NG128]: Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s
Local