PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Simon M Bell
AU  - Dilraj Sokhi
AU  - Tom Hughes
AU  - Marc S Randall
TI  - Treatment of the unknown patient: insights from acute stroke
AID  - 10.1136/practneurol-2017-001626
DP  - 2017 Jul 25
TA  - Practical Neurology
PG  - practneurol-2017-001626
4099  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2017/07/25/practneurol-2017-001626.short
4100  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2017/07/25/practneurol-2017-001626.full
AB  - When an unidentified patient who cannot communicate presents with symptoms and signs suggesting an acute stroke, the decision to thrombolyse is a particular challenge. In a time-pressured environment, clinicians need clear thought processes for diagnosis and treatment. Ethical considerations, diagnosis, identity and previous history, contraindications, time of symptom onset (EDICT) can help decision-making in this situation.