Lecture by
Dr Rashmi Patel
Psychiatry and Epidemiology Wizard
Video Duration: 23 minutes
stroke is a major cause of death wordlwide and can be defined as; a sudden onset of neurological deficit due to cerebrovascular insult persisting for more than 24hrs.
2 types of stroke:
specific:
general:
general:
Cultures | None |
Bloods |
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Imaging | if patient presents under 3 hrs of onset send for urgent CT |
Scopic/Biopsy | None |
Functional |
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stabilisation and resuscitation if necessary
if under 3hrs consider thrombolysis
antiplatelets e.g aspirin and Statins
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