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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Identifying the Stroke Mimics.

Ajay Kumar Mishra, Harshad Arvind Vanjare, Anu Anna George, Kamal Kant Sahu

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ajay Kumar MishraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA.
Harshad Arvind VanjareDepartment of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4321-7221
Anu Anna GeorgeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA.
Kamal Kant SahuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0382-6882

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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