Inter-rater Agreement for the Diagnosis of Stroke Versus Stroke Mimic

Conclusions: We found modest agreement among surveyed physicians in distinguishing ischemic stroke syndromes from stroke mimics in patients without radiographic evidence of infarction and clinical improvement after thrombolysis. Methods to improve diagnostic consensus after thrombolysis are needed to assure acute ischemic stroke patients and stroke mimics are treated safely and accurately.
Source: The Neurologist - Category: Neurology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research