Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy with Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like Episodes (MELAS), HTN Encephalopathy, Hypoxia/Hypercarbia • Infectious: Bell's palsy (HSV), Vestibular neuronitis, CNS abscess • Neurologic: Seizure w/ post-ictal paralysis (Todd Paralysis), Brain Tumor, Traumatic Brain Injury, Migraine with Aura, Multiple Sclerosis, Conversion Disorder • Toxins: Drug toxicity (Toxic) SCVMC Internal Medicine @SCVMCMed #Stroke #Mimics #CVA #Differential #Diagnosis #MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
