Key takeaways from the latest stroke guidelines (13 October 2021)

Summary

Christoph Diener, from the faculty of medicine at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, reports on the latest publications from the European Stroke Organisation on the management and prevention of stroke, including:

• managing blood pressure in the first 24 hours
• space-occupying brain infarctions
• the new guidelines on transient ischaemic attacks and minor stroke
• treatment options for patients with carotid stenosis
• rare thrombosis complications following COVID-19 vaccinations.