Table 2.

Initial working diagnostic

Stroke (n = 102)	Stroke mimics
Proved right (n = 69)	n = 3 exsiccosis
	n = 2 hypoglycemia
	n = 2 syncope
	n = 1 pneumonia
	n = 1 migraine
	n = 1 slipping
	n = 1 persisting atrial fibrillation
	n = 1 functional brachiofacial hemiparesis
	n = 1 hypertensive rise
	n = 1 epileptic seizure
Proved wrong (n = 4)	n = 5 epileptic seizure
	n = 4 tumor
	n = 2 subdural hematoma
	n = 1 exsiccosis
	n = 1 MI + brain concussion
	n = 1 metabolic encephalopathy
	n = 1 peripheral nerve compression (C7)