No consensus exists on what a stroke-like episode is, but these episodes can be functionally defined as a new neurological deficit, occurring with or without the context of seizures, which last longer than 24 hours. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22715346 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23907585 ]
Synonyms: Strokelike episodes Stroke-like episodes
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- UMLS:C1857287
Stroke-like episodes are phenotypic features predominantly of mitochondrial disorders, most frequently mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactacidosis, SLE (MELAS)-syndrome, and mimic the clinical manifestations of ischemic stroke to some extent.