Stroke and the Eye
David Kinshuck
bloods test for CVA/TIA
emergency
- U & Es
- FBC
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Later
- Cardiac enzymes
- Lipids
- younger patients:
Protein C, protein S, antithrombin III activities, Activated protein C resistance/factor V Leiden, Fibrinogen, D-dimer, Anticardiolipin antibody, Lupus anticoagulant, Homocysteine,
Prothrombin gene G20210A mutation, Factor VIII, Von Willebrand factor, Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, - Additional laboratory tests, as needed and on the basis of the history and examination,
Syphilis serology, Antiphospholipid antibodies, Toxicology screens, Haemoglobin electrophoresis
Serum protein electrophoresis, Cerebrospinal fluid examination