Early versus delayed anticoagulation treatment for people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation-related acute ischaemic stroke.

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and risks of early versus late initiation of oral anticoagulation (vitamin K antagonists or NOACs) in people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation-related ischaemic stroke.