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Reminder of important clinical lesson
Stroke mimic: an interesting case of repetitive conversion disorder
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  1. Jonathan Segal1,
  2. Alison Lam2,
  3. Simon William Dubrey3,
  4. Evangelos Vasileiadis2
  1. 1Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, UK
  2. 2Department of Stroke Medicine, Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, UK
  3. 3Department of Cardiology, Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Evangelos Vasileiadis, evangelos.vasileiadis{at}thh.nhs.uk

Summary

Stroke mimics can account for up to 5% of all acute stroke presentations.They are more frequent in those under 50 years of age, with some estimates of prevalence as high as 21% of acute stroke presentations in this age group. We describe a case of repetitive stroke mimic episodes, the recognised associated precipitants, diagnostic clues and management.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007556

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