STROKE-LIKE CONDITIONS

Course overview

APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF PATIENTS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED WITH A STROKE ARE ULTIMATELY DIAGNOSED WITH A NON-ISCHEMIC STROKE MIMIC. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE FEATURES THAT ASSIST IN MAKING THIS DISTINCTION AND DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STROKE-LIKE CONDITIONS. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH STROKE-LIKE CONDITIONS.