Variables That Best Differentiate In-Patient Acute Stroke from Stroke-Mimics with Acute Neurological Deficits

Table 4

Etiologies of stroke-mimics.

Stroke-mimics		%
Toxic/metabolic	14	38.9
Seizure	8	22.2
Syncope	5	13.9
Sepsis	4	11.1
Tumor	1	2.8
Peripheral neuropathy	1	2.8
Functional	1	2.8
Dementia	1	2.8
Spinal cord lesion	1	2.8
Vestibular	0	0.0
Migraine	0	0.0
metabolic causes		%
Medication (opioid/benzo)	4	28.6
Hyponatremia	2	14.3
Pulmonary distress	2	14.3
Hepatic failure	2	14.3
Hyperglycemia	1	7.1
Renal/hyperuricemia	1	7.1
Hyperkalemia	1	7.1
Attempting IV line	1	7.1

IV, intravenous; benzo, benzodiazepine; , number.