Open AccessIdentification of Stroke Mimics in the Emergency Department Setting
Author(s) -
W. Oliver Tobin,
Joseph G. Hentz,
Bentley J. Bobrow,
Bart M. Demaerschalk
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of brain disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-0636
DOI - 10.4137/jcnsd.s2280
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , medicine , etiology , acute stroke , emergency department , cohort , retrospective cohort study , observational study , migraine , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , emergency medicine , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , engineering , psychiatry
Previous studies have shown a stroke mimic rate of 9%-31%. We aimed to establish the proportion of stroke mimics amongst suspected acute strokes, to clarify the aetiology of stroke mimic and to develop a prediction model to identify stroke mimics.
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