Table 2.
A comparison of neurological signs among stroke mimics and true strokes
| Neurological signs | Stroke mimics N = 24 (%) |
True strokes N = 339 (%) |
Total N = 363 (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysphasia | 20 (83.3) | 291 (85.8) | 311 (85.7) | 0.735 |
| Dysarthria | 18 (75) | 285 (84.1) | 303 (83.5) | 0.248 |
| Extinction | 4 (16.7) | 128 (37.8) | 132 (36.4) | 0.038 |
| Hemianopia | 5 (20.8) | 153 (45.1) | 158 (43.5) | 0.020 |
| Supra-nuclear facial palsy | 6 (25) | 210 (61.9) | 216 (59.5) | < 0.001 |
| Hemiplegia | 13 (54.2) | 133 (39.2) | 146 (40.2) | 0.184 |
| Hemi-sensory loss | 5 (20.8) | 122 (36) | 127 (35) | 0.132 |
| Ataxia | 0 (0) | 4 (1.2) | 4 (1.1) | 0.760 |