Table 3 Differential diagnosis of ischemic stroke

Hemorrhagic stroke

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Hemiplegic migraine

Todd’s Palsy

Intracranial infections (meningitis, brain abscess, herpes simplex encephalitis)

Cerebellitis

Alternating hemiplegia

Metabolic disorders (MELAS)

Tumors

Acute disseminated leukoencephalitis

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Drug toxicity

Psychogenic diseases