Guidelines for acute ischemic stroke treatment: part II: stroke treatment

• Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 70; no. 11; pp. 885 - 893
• Main Authors: Martins, Sheila Cristina Ouriques, Freitas, Gabriel Rodriguez de, Pontes-Neto, Octávio Marques, Pieri, Alexandre, Moro, Carla Heloísa Cabral, Jesus, Pedro Antônio Pereira de, Longo, Alexandre, Evaristo, Eli Faria, Carvalho, João José Freitas de, Fernandes, Jefferson Gomes, Gagliardi, Rubens José, Oliveira-Filho, Jamary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 01.11.2012; Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
• Subjects: acidente vascular cerebral; Anticoagulants; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Aspirin - therapeutic use; Brain Ischemia - drug therapy; centros de AVC; Classification; Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use; Heparin - therapeutic use; Humans; Ischemia; NEUROSCIENCES; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use; PSYCHIATRY; Reperfusion; statins; Stroke; Stroke - drug therapy; Thrombolytic Therapy - standards; trombólise; acidente vascular cerebral; thrombolysis; stroke centers; trombólise; stroke; centros de AVC
• ISSN: 0004-282X; 1678-4227; 1678-4227; 0004-282X
• DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2012001100012

The second part of these Guidelines covers the topics of antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and statin therapy in acute ischemic stroke, reperfusion therapy, and classification of Stroke Centers. Information on the classes and levels of evidence used in this guideline is provided in Part I. A translated version of the Guidelines is available from the Brazilian Stroke Society website (www.sbdcv.com.br).