This article outlines the current evidenced based practice for stroke care. It outlines many of the recommendations in the National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke published by the Royal College of Physicians. It also covers all aspects of multidisciplinary stroke care from initial assessment and acute treatment to rehabilitation strategies and management of complications. The article concludes ...

Patrick Onions has a Masters degree in Science in Information Systems from Leeds Metropolitan University, an MBA from Oxford Brookes University. At the time of writing he was reading for a PhD in Knowledge Management and lecturing at Leeds Metropolitan University’s Centre for Project Management. Patrick has worked as a contractor and consultant in Knowledge Management, Information Technology an...