CT perfusion and EEG patterns in patients with acute isolated aphasia in seizure-related stroke mimics
Stroke mimic (SM) is a set of conditions with clinical presentation similar to that of an acute ischemic stroke (AIS), albeit not caused by an ischemic event [1]. From 1% to 41% of patients presenting stroke-like symptoms at admission to the Emergency Department are actually SM [2]. The most common SM etiologies are seizure (38%), migraine with aura (37%), and conversion disorder (21%) [3]. Other conditions of SM are metabolic, infectious, neurodegenerative disorder, peripheral neuropathy and syncope [3].
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: Paolo Manganotti, Giovanni Furlanis, Milo š Ajčević, Paola Polverino, Paola Caruso, Mariana Ridolfi, Roberta Antea Pozzi-Mucelli, Maria Assunta Cova, Marcello Naccarato Source Type: research
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