Acronyms and abbreviations

• NASCET

  North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial

• NDLS

  National Driver Licence Service (Ireland)

• NHS

  National Health Service

• NICE

  National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

• NIHSS

  National Institute of Health Stroke Scale

• NIMAST

  Northern Ireland Multidisciplinary Association of Stroke Teams

• NMES

  Neuromuscular electrical stimulation

• NNT

  Number needed to treat

• NOAC

  Non-vitamin K anticoagulant

• NSAID

  Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug