Recommendation ID
NG128/03
Question

MRI brain scanning: Does early MRI brain scanning improve outcomes after suspected transient ischaemic attack (TIA)?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on imaging for people who have had a suspected TIA or acute non-disabling stroke.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review C: TIA imaging.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s: diagnosis and initial management
Number
NG128
Date issued
May 2019

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 30/04/2022