부산대학교 도서관

In patients presenting with stroke-like symptoms, physicians must consider several other non-vascular pathologies, called stroke-mimics, that represent a real challenge in an emergency setting. In few minutes, physicians must analyse the clinical manifestations and distinguish between a stroke and a similar pathology, often called a stroke mimic. In conclusion, we suggest considering hypomagnesaemia a possible cause of a stroke mimic and including magnesium dosage in emergency blood tests, mainly in the presence of heavy smokers or patients with hypokalaemia or with a longstanding PPI(s) use. [Extracted from the article]