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Todd’s paralysis

INR > 1.7 (PT > 15 if no INR available) with or without chronic oral anticoagulant use Seizure at onset of stroke (This relative contraindication is intended to prevent treatment of patients with a deficit due to postictal Todd s paralysis or with seizure due to some other CNS lesion that precludes thrombolytic therapy. If rapid diagnosis of vascular occlusion can be made, treatment may be given.)... [Pg.72]

In the literature, stroke mimicry - the misdiagnosis of stroke due to a non-vascular medical condition that simulates a stroke syndrome - refers to cases where the diagnosis of a stroke was made on the basis of a skilled examination but finally turned out to be wrong. Typical examples of stroke mimicry are metabolic and toxic disturbances, complicated migraine, Todd s paralysis, conversion disorders and brain tumors. [Pg.287]

Kidwell CS, Alger JR, Di Salle F, Starkman S, Villablanca P, Bentson J, Saver JL (1999) Diffusion MRI in patients with transient ischemic attacks. Stroke 30 1174-1180 KimuraM,Sejima H.Ozasa H,YamaguchiS(1998)Technetium-99m-HMPAO SPECT in patients with hemiconvulsions followed by Todd s paralysis. Pediatr Radiol 28 92-94 Kleiner-Fisman G, Kott HS (1998) Myasthenia gravis mimicking stroke in elderly patients. Mayo Clin Proc 73 1077-1078... [Pg.290]

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