The role of perfusion CT in identifying stroke mimics in the emergency room: a case of status epilepticus presenting with perfusion CT alterations

Emergency medicine physicians are often faced with the challenging task of differentiating true acute ischemic strokes from stroke mimics. We present a case that was initially diagnosed as acute stroke. However, perfusion CT and EEG eventually led to the final diagnosis of status epilepticus. This c...

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Main Authors: Guerrero, Waldo R, Dababneh, Haitham, Eisenschenk, Stephan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3271969/