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ArticleEuropean journal of neurology2026

Functional Stroke Mimics: Patient Characteristics, CT-Based Multimodal Imaging and Long-Term Outcome in a Comparative Cohort Study.

Filipa Bastos, Davide Strambo, Alexander Salerno, Vincent Dunet, Selma Aybek, Patrik Michel

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Filipa BastosStroke Centre, Service of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4670-0833
Davide StramboStroke Centre, Service of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4429-2714
Alexander SalernoStroke Centre, Service of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8494-5527
Vincent DunetNeuroradiological Unit, Service of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medical Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-4561
Selma AybekNeurology, Faculty of Science and Medicine, Fribourg University, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7877-6760
Patrik MichelStroke Centre, Service of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4954-7579

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Abstract

background and purposeFunctional stroke-like episodes (FSMs) are an increasingly recognised stroke mimic with demographic and clinical characteristics that differ from acute ischaemic strokes (AISs) but have unclear long-term outcomes. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe report retrospective data on consecutive patients with FSM who underwent acute perfusion-CT (PCT) admitted to Lausanne University Hospital (2003-2017). We compared them to all contemporaneous AISs undergoing PCT from the Acute-STroke-Registry-and-Analysis-of-Lausanne (ASTRAL).

resultsTwenty-five FSMs and 3201 control-AISs were included. FSM patients were significantly younger (median 43 vs. 73 years, adjusted odds ratio (OR

conclusionIn this single-centre cohort of consecutive FSMs undergoing acute PCT, we identified distinctive demographic and clinical features, normal CT-based neuroimaging, but still a high thrombolysis rate. Long-term observation revealed a high rate of recurrent functional events and persistent disability, suggesting the need for more effective treatment and regular follow-up.

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Ischemic StrokeStrokeAdultAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedCTfunctional neurological disorder (FND)functional stroke mimic (FSM)imaginglong‐term‐outcomeoutcome

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PMCPMC13145337

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