Functional Stroke Mimics: Incidence and Characteristics at a Primary Stroke Center in the Middle East

OBJECTIVE: Approximately 30% of individuals who initially present with stroke are found to be stroke mimics (SM), with functional/psychological SM (FSM) accounting for up to 6.4% of all stroke presentations. Middle Eastern countries may have higher rates of somatization of emotional distress. The ai...

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Published in:Psychosom Med
Main Authors: Wilkins, Stacy Schantz, Bourke, Paula, Salam, Abdul, Akhtar, Naveed, D'Souza, Atlantic, Kamran, Saadat, Bhutta, Zain, Shuaib, Ashfaq
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5991183/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29394187
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000563
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