Definite diagnosis of an acute cerebrovascular event caused by intra-cranial thrombosis or haemorrhage, or embolism from an extra-cranial source, with:
- acute onset of new neurological symptoms; and
- new objective neurological deficits on clinical examination;
persisting for more than 30 days following the date of diagnosis. These new symptoms and deficits must be corroborated by diagnostic imaging testing.
The diagnosis of stroke must be made by a specialist.
Exclusions
- No benefit will be payable under the definition of "stroke (cerebrovascular accident)" for:
- transient ischaemic attacks;
- intracerebral vascular events due to trauma;
- lacunar infarcts which do not meet the definition of "stroke" as described above.
