national-clinical-guidelines-for-stroke-fourth-edition

National clinical guideline for stroke
surgery
carotid endarterectomy 72–74
management of hydrocephalus 48
subarachnoid haemorrhage management 49
swallowing see dysphagia
T
tearfulness see emotionalism
temperature see fever
terminology
ICF framework 11
therapist
occupational therapist see occupational therapist
physiotherapist see physiotherapist
speech and language therapist see speech and language
therapist
therapy
approach 32
intensity 32–34
stopping 80
thrombolysis 46
brain imaging 44
service organisation 21
transfer of care
discharge 27–28
general 26–27
transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
definition 4
diagnosis, specialist 41
diagnosis, initial 39–41
management 42–43
treadmill training 85
tricyclic antidepressants
amitriptyline 95
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 123
tube feeding 58, 101
U
urinary catheter 59
urinary incontinence see bladder management
V
venous thrombosis
cerebral 69, 76
deep 55–56
videofluoroscopy 101
visual impairment 106–107, 120–121
vocational activities 107–108
W
walking aid 85
wheelchair 27, 85
work
X
107–108
xanthochromia 49
Y
young stroke 26
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