ACUTE STROKE
A: Airway
B: Breathing
C: Cardio-respiratory
D: Drugs
E: Electrolyte
F: Fluids
G: Glucose
H: Hydration
I : Intake/nutrition : dysphagia à enteral/parenteral nutrition
caloric/nutrients/vitamins/trace elements
REHABILITATION: as soon as the condition of patient is stable
IMPORTANT THINGS TO BE KEPT IN MIND:
• STROKE is first of all a vascular event.It is and should be treated as a part of systemic(vascular) diseases
• The already infarcted brain tissue can not regenerate.The only left for intervention is the penumbra/ischemic area,which treatment depend on the normalization of the risk factor influencing (systemic) vascular con- dition
• Up to the moment the what so called “neuro protective agents” has no evidence proved benefits (Penhall,2001)
• Rehabilitation measures seem to be beneficial due to the brain plasticity
