RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Assessing capacity and obtaining consent for thrombolysis for acute stroke JF Clinical Medicine JO Clin Med FD Royal College of Physicians SP 239 OP 241 DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-3-239 VO 9 IS 3 A1 Jonathan Akinsanya A1 Paul Diggory A1 Elizabeth Heitz A1 Valerie Jones YR 2009 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/9/3/239.abstract AB When offering treatment to a patient with capacity they should be informed of the risks and benefits of therapy and consent should be obtained. For patients without capacity, treatment is given in their ‘best interests’. Achieving and assessing capacity to consent for treatment in the presence of acute illness can be difficult and especially so in patients suffering with acute stroke. This article presents patients’ and doctors’ perspectives on assessing capacity to consent to thrombolytic therapy for stroke.