What other diseases can the symptoms indicate? | Symptoms of a stroke

What other diseases can the symptoms indicate?

The symptoms listed here do not apply exclusively to a stroke; some other – more or less life-threatening – diseases may be accompanied by the same or similar symptoms. This makes it all the more important to confirm the diagnosis quickly through appropriate imaging using CT or MRI. If paralysis or sensory disturbances occur, one must always consider a disease of the spinal cord such as paraplegia or autoimmune diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or multiple sclerosis (MS).

Brain tumors, infections such as meningitis or brain abscesses can also trigger some of the symptoms. The same applies to various metabolic diseases or disorders of the blood composition, such as hypo-/hyperglycaemia (hypoglycaemia), hypokalemia (too little potassium in the blood) or uremia (too much urea in the blood). A severe headache, possibly accompanied by neck pain, nausea and visual disturbances, may also indicate a migraine attack with aura.