Special Episode: The 2026 AHA/ASA Guideline for Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
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February 13, 2026 · 15 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the updates to the AHA/ASA guideline for the early management of acute ischemic stroke with expert insights from Dr. Shyam Prabhakaran.
Welcome to this special episode of the NeurologyLive ® Mind Moments® podcast. Tune in to hear leaders in neurology sound off on topics that impact your clinical practice. For major FDA decisions in the field of neurology, we release short special episodes to offer a snapshot of the news, including the main takeaways for the clinical community, as well as highlights of the efficacy and safety profile of the agent in question. In this special edition of Mind Moments , 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 of 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…
People in this episode
Host: Shyam Prabhakaran
Guest: Shyam Prabhakaran Md Ms
Topics covered
- acute ischemic stroke
- AHA/ASA guidelines
- endovascular thrombectomy
- clinical practice
Keywords
- FDA decisions
- neurology
- clinical community
- treatment guidelines
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