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. 2022 Oct;17(9):1039-1049.
doi: 10.1177/17474930221090347. Epub 2022 Apr 20.

Japan Stroke Society Guideline 2021 for the Treatment of Stroke

Susumu Miyamoto  1 , Kuniaki Ogasawara  2 , Satoshi Kuroda  3 , Ryo Itabashi  4 , Kazunori Toyoda  5 , Yoshiaki Itoh  6 , Yasuyuki Iguchi  7 , Yoshiaki Shiokawa  8 , Yasushi Takagi  9 , Toshiho Ohtsuki  10 , Hiroyuki Kinouchi  11 , Yasushi Okada  12 , Jun C Takahashi  13 , Hiroyuki Nakase  14 , Wataru Kakuda  15 ; Committee for Stroke Guideline 2021, the Japan Stroke Society
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Japan Stroke Society Guideline 2021 for the Treatment of Stroke

Susumu Miyamoto et al. Int J Stroke. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

The revised Japan Stroke Society Guidelines for the Treatment of Stroke were published in Japanese in July 2021. In this article, the extracted recommendation statements are published. The revision keeps pace with the great progress in stroke control based on the recently enacted Basic Act on Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease in Japan. The guideline covers the following areas: primary prevention, general acute management of stroke, ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack, intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, asymptomatic cerebrovascular disease, other cerebrovascular disease, and rehabilitation.

Keywords: Ischemic stroke; intracerebral hemorrhage; recommendation; stroke prevention; subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

All the authors completed the declaration of their conflicts of Interest (COIs) to the office of the Japan Stroke Society. COIs for all the authors are below the maximum amount for the inauguration of committee members of guidelines in the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences COI Management Guideline.