External validation of stroke mimic prediction scales in the emergency department

• Published in: BMC neurology Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 269
• Main Authors: Tu, Tian Ming, Tan, Guan Zhong, Saffari, Seyed Ehsan, Wee, Chee Keong, Chee, David Jeremiah Ming Siang, Tan, Camlyn, Lim, Hoon Chin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 07.07.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adults; Age; Clinical decision making; Decision making; Decision trees; Diagnosis; Emergency medical care; Headache; Hospital emergency services; Humans; Hypertension; Intravenous administration; Ischemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mental disorders; Migraine; Patients; Predictions; Predictive value of tests; Regression analysis; Stroke; Stroke/etiology; Thrombolysis; Thrombolytic therapy; Transient ischemic attack; Variables

Background Acute ischemic stroke is a time-sensitive emergency where accurate diagnosis is required promptly. Due to time pressures, stroke mimics who present with similar signs and symptoms as acute ischemic stroke, pose a diagnostic challenge to the emergency physician. With limited access to inve...