Stroke

Ischaemic Stroke/TIA Diagnosis and Acute Management

UK

(NICE) Stroke and TIA – Diagnosis and Management (2019)

(NICE) Mechanical clot retrieval for treating acute ischaemic stroke (2016)

(NICE) Stroke and transient ischaemic attack – All Guidelines

UK National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (RCP) (2023)

Europe

(ESO) Transient Ischaemic Attack (2021)

(ESO) IV Thrombolysis (2019)

European Stroke Organisation (ESO) expedited recommendation
on tenecteplase for acute ischaemic stroke (2023)

(ESO) Mechanical Thrombectomy (2019)

(ESO) BP Management in Acute Ischaemic Stroke and ICH (2021)

(ESO) Management of space-occupying brain infarction (2021)

USA

(AHA) Early Management of patients with Acute Ischaemic Stroke (2019)

Diagnosis, Workup, Risk Reduction of Transient Ischemic Attack in the Emergency
Department Setting: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2023)

India

Ministry of Health (India) Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Stroke (2019)

Secondary Prevention of Stroke

UK

(NICE) Atrial Fibrillation: Diagnosis and Management (2021)

Europe

European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on pharmacological interventions for long-term secondary prevention after ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (2022)

USA

(AHA) Secondary prevention of stroke (2021)

Intracerebral Haemorrhage

Europe

(ESO) Management of ICH (2014)

(ESO) Reversal of Oral Anticoagulants in ICH (2019)

USA

Guideline for the Management of Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (2022)

General Stroke related/ Rehabilitation

Sri Lanka

National Guideline for Management of Stroke in Sri Lanka

Guide to Stroke Rehabilitation for Healthcare Professionals (2021) Expert Committee on Medical Rehabilitation Sri Lanka Medical Association

International

World Stroke Organisation Global Stroke Services Guidelines and Action Plan (2014)

A systematic review and synthesis of global stroke guidelines on behalf of the World Stroke Organization (International Journal of Stroke, 2023)

From guidelines to clinical practice in care for ischaemic stroke patients: A systematic review and expert opinion. European Journal of Neurology (2024)
 

 

UK

(NICE) Stroke Rehabilitation in Adults (2023)

Europe

(ESO) Management of Extracranial and Intracranial Artery Dissection (2021)

USA

(AHA) Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (2016)

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Europe

ESO guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis – endorsed by the European Academy of Neurology (2017)

USA

Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (Stroke, 2024)

Epilepsy

General

International

(ILAE) ILAE Website links to Guidelines

(ILAE) Classification of Seizure Types (2017)

ILAE Classification and Definition of Epilepsy Syndromes (2022)

ILAE Classification of Seizures and the Epilepsies: Modification for seizures in the neonate (2021)

(ILAE) Treatment Guidelines: Evidence-based Analysis of Antiepileptic Drug Efficacy and Effectiveness as Initial Monotherapy for Epileptic Seizures and Syndromes (2006)

(ILAE) Valproate in the treatment of epilepsy in women and girls (2015)

(ILAE) Psychological treatments for adults and children with epilepsy: Evidence-based recommendations by the International League Against Epilepsy Psychology Task Force (2018)

(ILAE) Management of epilepsy in pregnancy: A report from the International League Against Epilepsy Task Force on Women and Pregnancy (2019)

Sri Lanka

ASN Guideline on Management of A New Onset Seizure in Children and Adults (2024)

UK

(NICE) Epilepsies in children, young people and adults (2022)

USA

(AES) Evidence-Based Guideline: Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children and Adults: Report of the Guideline Committee of the American Epilepsy Society (2016)

(AES) Evidence-based guideline: Management of an unprovoked first seizure in adults (2015)

(AES) Treatment of Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus: A Comprehensive Review by the American Epilepsy Society Treatments Committee (2020)

(AES) PRACTICE GUIDELINE UPDATE SUMMARY: EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF THE NEW ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS I: TREATMENT OF NEW-ONSET EPILEPSY (2018)

(AES) PRACTICE GUIDELINE UPDATE SUMMARY: EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF THE NEW ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS II: TREATMENT-RESISTANT EPILEPSY (2018)

Paediatric Epilepsy

International

(ILAE) The ILAE classification of seizures and the epilepsies: Modification for seizures in the neonate. Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures (2020)

Epilepsy Surgery

Europe

Austrian, German, and Swiss working group on presurgical epilepsy diagnosis and operative epilepsy treatment (2016)

USA

AAN and American Epilepsy Society Evidence-based guideline update: Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of epilepsy (2013)

Headache

General

International

International Headache Society IHS Classification ICHD-3

UK

(NICE) Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and management (2021)

USA

(AAN) PRACTICE GUIDELINE UPDATE: ACUTE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (2019)

The American Headache Society Consensus Statement: Update on integrating new migraine treatments into clinical practice (2021)

(AAN) All Headache Guidelines

American Headache Society All Headache Guidelines

India

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology Guidelines on the diagnosis and the current management of headache and related disorders

Dementia

General

UK

(NICE) Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers (2018)

USA

(AAN) Dementia/MCI Guidelines page

India

Indian Psychiatry Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Dementia (2018)

Movement Disorders

General

International

International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Evidence-Based Medicine Review: Update on Treatments for the Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease (2018)

UK

(NICE) Parkinson’s disease in adults (2017)

Parkinson’s UK Consensus statement for the optimisation of Parkinson’s medicines in hospital (2017)

Parkinson’s UK- Parkinson’s exercise framework. Key messages for professionals to give the people they support (2017)

USA

(AAN) DOPAMINERGIC THERAPY FOR MOTOR SYMPTOMS IN EARLY PARKINSON DISEASE (2021)

Multiple Sclerosis, NMOSD, MOGAD

Multiple Sclerosis

UK

(NICE) Multiple sclerosis in adults: management (2022)

Europe

ECTRIMS/EAN guideline on the pharmacological treatment of people with multiple sclerosis (2018)

USA

(AAN) Multiple Sclerosis Guidelines

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

International

International consensus diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (2015)

Pediatric NMOSD: A Review and Position Statement on Approach to Work-Up and Diagnosis (2020)

UK / Europe

EFNS guidelines on diagnosis and management of neuromyelitis optica (2010)

 

Anti-MOG antibody-associated disease (MOGAD)

International

Diagnosis of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease: International MOGAD Panel proposed criteria (2023) (Click link and register for free to access full text)

MOG encephalomyelitis: international recommendations on diagnosis and antibody testing (2018)

 

Europe

E.U. paediatric MOG consortium consensus: Part 5 – Treatment of paediatric myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorders (2020)

Neuromuscular Disorders

General

American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) Guidelines and Consensus statements

Motor Neurone Disease

General

UK

(NICE) Motor neurone disease: assessment and management (2019)

Europe

EFNS guidelines on the Clinical Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) – revised report of an EFNS task force (2011)

USA

(AAN) THE CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS: MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE, SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, AND COGNITIVE/BEHAVIORAL IMPAIRMENT (2009/2020)

(AAN) THE CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS: DRUG, NUTRITIONAL, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPIES

Guillain-Barre Syndrome And CIDP

General

International

International Consensus Statement Diagnosis and management of Guillain–Barré syndrome in ten steps (2019)

Europe

EAN/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain–Barré syndrome (2023)

EAN/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: Report of a joint Task Force—Second revision (2021)

Myasthenia

General

International

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, International Task Force International Consensus Guidance for Management of Myasthenia Gravis- 2020 Update

UK

Association of British Neurologists (ABN) Myasthenia gravis: Association of British Neurologists’ management guidelines (2015)

Bacterial Meningitis

General

UK

The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults (2016)

(NICE) Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal septicaemia: recognition, diagnosis and management (2024)

Encephalitis

General

UK

Management of suspected viral encephalitis in adults – Association of British Neurologists and British Infection Association National Guidelines (2011)

USA

The Management of Encephalitis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2008)

India

Ministry of Health, India : CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS SYNDROME INCLUDING JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS (2009)

Autoimmune Encephalitis

General

Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance Clinicians Network Autoimmune encephalitis: proposed best practice recommendations for diagnosis and acute management (2021)

Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes

General

Updated Diagnostic Criteria for Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes (2021)

CSF Disorders

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Third Edition): Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (2021)

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

International

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: consensus guidelines on management (2018)

Europe

European Headache Federation guideline on idiopathic intracranial hypertension (2018)

Neurology Palliative Care

General

Sri Lanka

Palliative Care Manual for Healthcare Professionals in Sri Lanka (2nd Edition) Palliative and End-of-Life Care Task Force Sri Lanka Medical Association

Practice guidelines in the end-of-life care Palliative and End-of-Life Care Task Force Sri Lanka Medical Association

UK

Royal College of Physicians Long-term neurological conditions: management at the interface between neurology, rehabilitation and palliative care (2008)

Europe

EAN guideline on palliative care of people with severe, progressive multiple sclerosis (2020)

USA

Clinical Guidance in Neuropalliative Care An AAN Position Statement (2022)

Nutrition In Neurology

General

ESPEN (European Society for Clinical Nutrition) guideline clinical nutrition in neurology (2018)