When symptoms suggest a stroke, but it's something else

What looks and feels like a stroke sometimes isn't. Instead, sudden weakness, difficulty speaking, vision changes, dizziness and other symptoms of a stroke might be caused by something else – a stroke mimic.

Conditions that mirror a stroke include seizure, migraine, psychiatric disorders, brain tumors, demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, and metabolic conditions such as hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar.

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