PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Phil ED - Derdeyn, Colin P. TI - Defending the Stroke Guidelines DP - 2011 Apr 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 6--8 VI - 11 IP - 1 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/1/6.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/1/6.full AB - Guidelines and scientific statements inform practitioners and patients about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. This article reviews the process for the development of Stroke Council guidelines and highlighted recent updates.