Brazilian Public Health System protocol for the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical monitoring of acute ischemic stroke
The Brazilian Ministry of Health has issued new recommendations for the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke. The protocol covers aspects related to diagnosis, treatment, and patient monitoring, expanding the available treatment options for patients treated within the Brazilian Public Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS, in Portuguese). This article discusses some of the recommendations presented in the current Clinical Practice Protocol, aiming to spread awareness of the document's updates and assist healthcare professionals and services in implementing these recommendations.
Authors
- Aline Pereira da Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0863-6500)
- Álvaro Nagib Atallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0890-594X)
- Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8452-712X)
- Cinara Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1833-8221)
- Karlyse Claudino Belli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8310-7572)
- Ana Carolina Pereira Nunes Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1505-877X)
- Suena Medeiros Parahiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8739-6727)
- Gilson Pires Dorneles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6524-3204)
- Verônica Colpani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7908-4213)
- Débora Dalmas Gräf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-540X)
- Maicon Falavigna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2637-6837)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Hospital de Sant Pau (ES)
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento (BR)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Cochrane (BR)
- National Institute on Population Medical Genetics (BR)
- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre (ES)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1806923
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00