1. Is it a stroke? -- 2. What to do in the first few days -- 3. The first two weeks -- 4. Subarachnoid haemorrhage -- 5. Neuroimaging in stroke -- 6. Making difficult decisions -- 7. Terminal care -- 8. Rehabilitation -- 9. Discharge -- 10. Preventing strokes and other vascular events -- 11. Outcomes and prognosis