2002        

Consensus statements

1. Carotid Endarterectomy
2. Antiplatelet therapy for stroke prevention
3. Blood pressure and cholesterol lowering for stroke prevention
4. Stroke prevention - who should receive what?
5. Rehabilitation and recovery
6. Thrombolysis

Level of evidence:

GRADE A EVIDENCE:

Strong support from randomised controlled trials and statistical reviews (at least one randomised controlled trial plus one statistical review)

GRADE B EVIDENCE:

Support from randomised controlled trials and statistical reviews (one randomised controlled trial or one statistical review)

GRADE C EVIDENCE:

No reasonable support from randomised controlled trials, recommendations based on small randomised and/or one non-randomised controlled trials evidence.