[Differential diagnosis of strokes, the traps to avoid]

Charlotte Tomeo; Sandrine Greffard; Marc Verny

doi:10.1016/j.sger.2019.04.007

[Differential diagnosis of strokes, the traps to avoid]

Soins Gerontol. 2019 Jul-Aug;24(138):13-16. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2019.04.007.

[Article in French]

Authors

Charlotte Tomeo¹, Sandrine Greffard¹, Marc Verny²

Affiliations

¹ Centre de gériatrie, pavillon Marguerite-Bottard, CMRR Paris-Sud, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP), 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
² Centre de gériatrie, pavillon Marguerite-Bottard, CMRR Paris-Sud, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP), 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France; Faculté de médecine, Sorbonne université, 91-105, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris et UMR 8256 (CNRS), 4, place Jussieu, 75005 Paris. Electronic address: marc.verny@aphp.fr.

PMID: 31307683
DOI: 10.1016/j.sger.2019.04.007

Abstract

Strokes are a significant issue in geriatric medicine as more than half occur in patients over the age of 75. However, not all the symptoms of a focal neurological deficit in the elderly are indicative of a stroke. There are a number of differential diagnoses and only a detailed examination of the patient can enable an accurate diagnosis to be established. However, in no case must this delay the urgent treatment of the patient suspected of having a stroke.

Keywords: accident vasculaire cérébral; brain imaging; care; clinical examination; elderly person; examen clinique; imagerie cérébrale; personne âgée; prise en charge; stroke.

MeSH terms

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Stroke / diagnosis*