THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF STROKE

The Government's Health of the nation strategy demands a reduction in the revel of ill-health and death caused by stroke. This review descri bes the present state of knowledge on the prevention and management of stroke. Effective intervention in stroke has a number of major implic ations, including: health education for the public; education of healt h professionals (general practitioners, consultants and others); avail ability of guidelines and protocols; access to specialist advice, inve stigations and their interpretation, and rapid treatment, including su rgery; availability of specially trained nurses for screening and moni toring; and availability of specialist multidisciplinary teams in hosp itals and the community.