Abstract
Early management of the stroke patient in hospital has been the subject of two audit meetings of the Department of Medicine in Lancaster. Case notes of recent admissions with stroke were critically reviewed and evaluated against the advice given in the King's Fund Forum Consensus Statement of 1988, along with more evidence from the Oxford Community Stroke Project. Following further discussion by consultants and junior staff it has been possible to produce a protocol for management of these patients. The essence of the brief protocol is given in the accompanying tables.
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