a) Acute stroke-related deficits | |
New neurological deficits which may appear within several days after stroke | Abnormal gaze (partial gaze palsy, forced deviation) |
Visual field (partial hemianopia, complete hemianopia, bilateral hemianopia) | |
Facial paresis (minor paresis, partial paresis, complete palsy) | |
Limb ataxia | |
Sensory deficits (pinpricks) | |
Dysarthria (mild to moderate, unintelligible) | |
Neglect (partial, complete) | |
Speech/comprehension deficits (mild to moderate aphasia, severe aphasia, mute) | |
Neurological deficits which may display post-stroke | Deterioration in level of consciousness |
Deterioration of neurologic deficits, especially motor deficits | |
Complications due to stroke | Cerebral edema, cerebral incarceration |
Need for external ventricular drainage or decompression surgery | |
b) Other Adverse Events (AEs) | |
AEs that are likely observed in stroke patients | • falls with subsequent fractures • subsequent stroke or transitory ischemic attack • heart infarction • pneumonia • urinary tract infection • sepsis • dehydration • delirium |