RT Book, Section A1 Willey, Joshua Z. A2 Brust, John C.M. SR Print(0) ID 1159968395 T1 Cerebrovascular Disease: Ischemic Stroke & Transient Ischemic Attack T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Neurology, 3e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259835315 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159968395 RD 2024/03/29 AB ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISSudden onset of focal neurologic deficitsInitial computed tomography (CT) scan of the head to exclude intracranial hemorrhage or mass lesionFollow-up brain imaging showing evidence of acute infarctionRapid diagnosis is required to initiate thrombolytic therapy within 3 hours of onset and thrombectomy within 24 hours