Special Episode: The 2026 AHA/ASA Guideline for Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke

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The Mind Moments podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.

In this special episode, "The 2026 AHA/ASA Guideline for Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke," Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, MS, the James Nelson and Anna Louise Raymond Professor of Neurology and chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Chicago Medicine, joined the show to discuss the recent updates to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s guideline for the early management of acute ischemic stroke. Prabhakaran clarified the main takeaways for clinicians and touched on details around endovascular thrombectomy care in pediatrics as well as treatment within and outside the golden window.

For NeurologyLive's coverage of ISC 2026, head here: International Stroke Conference (ISC)

To read the new guidelines, head here: 2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

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