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When to Refer Patients for Specialized Cerebrovascular Care

Neurology & Neurosurgery
By
Nicole Jablonski
Updated May 27, 2026 Published
October 1, 2024
Medical doctor seeing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Patients benefit from a timely referral to a cerebrovascular specialist. This graphic resource provides a referral and treatment pathway, which outlines indications for an urgent or routine referral, as well as next steps.

Cerebrovascular referral and treatment pathway sheet for urgent, routine and periodic monitoring
Refer a Patient

To refer a patient, call 919-576-8178. This line is monitored during regular business hours, and missed calls will be returned within one business day. The Duke Cerebrovascular Referral and Treatment Pathway graphic is available to download as a PDF.

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