When do you consider attributing isolated psychosis to an acute ischemic stroke?

1. Differential diagnosis: Making sure to rule out more common etio...

I would like to know what is being referred to as psychosis. An altered mental state, following an acute CVA, would be more likely attributable to delirium. Since it is referred to as “isolated,” I assume this is not recurrent, meaning that the patient does not have a history of psychosis. Delirium ...

I’ve seen extreme agitation during an evolving stroke.

I’ve also seen manic episodes following post-minor ischemic insults, with no other identifiable etiology.

And I’ve seen another case as well.