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Stroke Medicine — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Stroke Medicine reads, and what each title is for.

7Titles listed
2Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Stroke Medicine at a glance

Acute stroke care, thrombolysis and thrombectomy pathways, stroke units and secondary prevention.

DisciplineMedical and Neurosciences
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromUsually General Medicine, Neurology or Emergency Medicine. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Stroke Medicine

Caplan is read cover-to-cover for clinical syndrome recognition and vascular territory reasoning, while Grotta serves as the systematic evidence reference. The AHA/ASA guideline set is effectively mandatory: the 2026 acute ischaemic stroke guideline governs thrombolysis and thrombectomy decisions on the code stroke pager, with the ICH and secondary prevention guidelines used for the rest of the unit's work.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. Caplan's Stroke: A Clinical Approachcore readingLouis R. Caplan · Cambridge University Press · 5th edition (2016)Read through for clinical stroke syndromes, vascular territories and bedside localisation.
  2. Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Managementcore readingJames C. Grotta, Gregory W. Albers, Joseph P. Broderick, Arthur L. Day, Scott E. Kasner, Eng H. Lo, Ralph L. Sacco, Lawrence K. S. Wong (eds.) · Elsevier · 7th edition (2021)The comprehensive evidence and mechanism reference for the fellowship, from basic ischaemic biology to trial data.
  3. 2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic StrokereferenceAmerican Heart Association / American Stroke Association · Stroke (AHA journals) · 2026 editionThe working document for thrombolysis and thrombectomy eligibility, imaging selection and acute unit care.
  4. 2022 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral HemorrhagereferenceAmerican Heart Association / American Stroke Association · Stroke (AHA journals) · 2022 editionGoverns blood pressure targets, anticoagulation reversal and surgical referral in haemorrhagic stroke.
  5. 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic AttackreferenceAmerican Heart Association / American Stroke Association · Stroke (AHA journals) · 2021 editionThe secondary prevention reference used in stroke clinic for antithrombotics, lipids and carotid decisions.
  6. Uncommon Causes of StrokereferenceLouis R. Caplan, José Biller (eds.) · Cambridge University Press · 3rd edition (2018)Consulted for young stroke, vasculitis, dissection, genetic and thrombophilic aetiologies.
  7. Warlow's Stroke: Practical ManagementreferenceGraeme J. Hankey, Malcolm Macleod, Philip B. Gorelick, Christopher Chen, Fan Z. Caprio, Heinrich Mattle (eds.) · Wiley-Blackwell · 4th edition (2019)Practical service-organisation and management text used for stroke unit and rehabilitation pathways.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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Frequently asked

FNB Stroke Medicine — questions

Which books do FNB Stroke Medicine fellows read?

The 7 titles on this page, of which 2 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Stroke Medicine?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Stroke Medicine from?

Usually General Medicine, Neurology or Emergency Medicine. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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