IF I HAD A STROKE

... I will aim to bypass my family doctor and organise Immediate trans port to hospital. The options for acute treatment may be limited, but there is no disadvantage to early specialist attention and investigati on. I will choose a hospital that has an expressed interest in stroke, and preferably an acute-stroke unit. Specialist stroke care reduces d isability and mortality,(1) and uncertainty over: the contribution of acute care is now diminishing.(2)