Open AccessSeizure Mimicking Stroke: Role of CT Perfusion
Author(s) -
Vishnumurthy Shushrutha Hedna,
Prerak Shukla,
Michael F. Waters
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.97728
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , emergency department , perfusion , cerebral hypoperfusion , perfusion scanning , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , computed tomography , pediatrics , cardiology , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering
Stroke mimics constitute 15--20% of all cases presenting to the emergency department, prominent among them being seizures, hypoglycemia, tumors, migraines, and posterior reversible leucoencephalopathy. They have also abnormal computerized tomography perfusion (CTP) findings. We report a case where CTP helped us to diagnose and treat a seizure when initial presentation was that of a stroke