Mechanisms, predictors and clinical impact of early neurological deterioration: the protocol of the Trondheim early neurological deterioration study

Table 2 Examinations and follow up in the Trondheim END Study

	Inclusion	24 h	48 h	72 h	1 w	4 w	12 w
Consent	+
Blood samples	+	+	+	+
Monitoring (24h; BP, ECG, O2,respiration)	+	+
Glucose	X4	X4	X 2	X1
Temperature	X4	X4	X 2	X1
ECG	+	+		+	+
SSS	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
NIHSS	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
CT	+	+	or +
CT-angiography	(+)	(+)	(+)
MRI		(+)	(+)	(+)
Carotid ultrasound		(+)	(+)
Modified Rankin Scale	Prestroke	+		+	+	+	+
SNOBS	+	+	+	+

+denotes when examinations etc. should be performed Xn denotes that it should be performed n times, (+) denotes that an examination should be performed, unless another optional examination is performed with success.