Resources.
Practical references for clinicians, trainees, and caregivers — built from the workflow of an actual stroke service, not a marketing brochure.
Bedside & on-call.
NIHSS — pocket card
The full National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, with scoring conventions and common pitfalls, in a printable single-page format.
Download PDF → ProtocoltPA / TNK eligibility checklist
Inclusion and exclusion criteria for IV thrombolysis, contemporary indications, and the soft-call cases worth flagging to the attending.
Download PDF → ReferenceDoor-to-needle bundle
The parallel-processing framework most centers use to compress door-to-needle below 30 minutes, broken down step by step.
Download PDF → ImagingASPECTS, in pictures
A visual reference for the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score, with annotated normal and abnormal slices.
Download PDF → Decision treeThrombectomy eligibility — 2026
A current decision tree for endovascular therapy, including late-window selection and large-core considerations.
Download PDF → ReferenceTOAST classification cheat sheet
Mechanistic classification of ischemic stroke, with the workup needed to support each category.
Download PDF →After the stroke.
What is a stroke?
A plain-language introduction to what happens during a stroke and why time matters, written for patients and family members.
Read → ExplainerThe first 24 hours in the hospital
What to expect from the team during the first day after a stroke — imaging, monitoring, medications, and the conversations to have.
Read → RecoveryRehabilitation, day by day
A realistic timeline for inpatient and outpatient rehab, with what good progress looks like and when to ask for more.
Read →New resources, monthly.
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