ANCILLARY PROCEDURES IN STROKE

ANCILLARY PROCEDURES FOR STROKE

• Computed Tomography• Magnetic Resonance Imaging• Magnetic Resonance Angiography• Echo-Planar MR Imaging• Magnetic Resonance Neurography• Positron Emission Tomography• Myelography

Spine Interventions

• Discography• Selective Nerve Root and Epidural Spinal

Injections

Others

• Spinal Angiography• Interventional Neuroradiology

Diagnostic Interventions for acute CVA

• blood exams are recommended: complete blood count, serum glucose, serum electrolytes, creatinine, BUN, serum total protein, bilirubin, transaminases, coagulation tests.

• In patients with acute stroke, the lumbar puncture is recommended only when a subarachnoid haemorrhage is clinically suspected and the CT scan is negative.

Diagnostic Interventions for acute CVA

• The chest radiography is always suggested early after the hospital admission for the evaluation of heart failure, aspiration pneumonia or other possible cardiological or pulmonary early complications.

• The electrocardiogram is recommended in all suspected stroke victims who are admitted to an Emergency Room