Conditions mimicking stroke
| Neurological |
| Seizure, Todd's paralysis, hemiplegic migraine, subdural hematoma, benign positional vertigo, multiple sclerosis, tumor/metastasis, spinal cord process, neuropathies, Bell's palsy, pituitary apoplexy |
| Medical/cardiac |
| Syncope, hypertensive encephalopathy |
| Metabolic/toxic |
| Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia, hyponatremia, hepatic or uremic encephalopathy, drug overdose |
| Infectious |
| Abscess, encephalitis/meningitis |
| Psychiatric |
| Conversion disorder, somatization disorder, malingering |