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Accuracy of initial telestroke diagnosis.
| Final diagnosis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroke/TIA | Stroke mimic | |||
| Initial diagnosis | Stroke/TIA | True positive 532 | False positive 36 | PPV = 93.7% |
| Stroke mimic | False negative 12 | True negative 170 | NPV = 93.4% | |
| Sensitivity = 97.8% | Specificity = 82.5% | |||
Accuracy of telestroke diagnosis. Patients with uncertain diagnosis during initial consultation or after final evaluation were not included in the analysis.
