Identifying the Stroke Mimics

Individuals presenting with sudden and focal neurological findings are usually suspected to have stroke. However, there are other conditions that can simulate stroke, which are often referred to as stroke mimics. Awareness and understanding these stroke-like disorders are of extreme importance as th...

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Published in:International journal of general medicine 2021-01, Vol.14, p.285-288
Main Authors: Mishra, Ajay Kumar, Vanjare, Harshad Arvind, George, Anu Anna, Sahu, Kamal Kant
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aphasia
Bias
Care and treatment
covid-19
Health aspects
Hospitals
Internal medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging
Mortality
neurology
Patients
sars-cov-2
Stroke
Stroke (Disease)
virus
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Summary:Individuals presenting with sudden and focal neurological findings are usually suspected to have stroke. However, there are other conditions that can simulate stroke, which are often referred to as stroke mimics. Awareness and understanding these stroke-like disorders are of extreme importance as the treatment of each of them might be variable. We hereby briefly discuss these stroke mimics, common differentials, and key features to differentiate amongst the various causes of acute neurological event. Stroke is one of the neurological emergencies that needs urgent intervention to prevent significant mortality and morbidity. At the same time, it is important to realize the importance of other conditions which may mimic to stroke. In this letter, we aim to discuss a few key features that could probably help to distinguish stroke from mimickers thereby helping emergency doctors, neurologists, and hospitalists in streamlining the correct treatment at the earliest.
ISSN:1178-7074
1178-7074
DOI:10.2147/IJGM.S297310