Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Stroke
Hemphill, J. C., 3rd, Greenberg, S. M., et al. (2015).
Stroke, 46(7), 2032-2060.
This is a guideline providing recommendations for the acute care of individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage. Recommendations largely address medical management, but have some applicability to speech-language pathology.
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
American Academy of Neurology; American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Neurocritical Care Society
Formal dysphagia screening is recommended for all patients before initiating oral intake, in order to reduce aspiration risk (Level B Evidence, Class I).
