Table 1 Demographic characteristics, psychosocial risk factors, stroke severity, and radiological characteristics by RBD status
From: Brainstem infarcts predict REM sleep behavior disorder in acute ischemic stroke
RBD (n = 13) Mean ± SD | Non-RBD (n = 106) Mean ± SD | P a | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 67.3 ± 9.3 | 66.5 ± 10.7 | 0.796 |
Female sex | 6 (46.2%) | 41 (38.7%) | 0.603b |
Previous stroke | 2 (15.4%) | 7 (6.6%) | 0.255b |
NIHSS total score | 4.9 ± 6.9 | 3.5 ± 3.1 | 0.624c |
MMSE score | 27.5 ± 2.7 | 27.5 ± 2.5 | 0.991a |
Volume of acute infarct (ml) | 0.7 ± 1.1 | 2.2 ± 5.1 | 0.020c |
Presence of acute infarcts in | |||
Frontal | 0 (0%) | 12 (11.3%) | 0.357d |
Temporal | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.9%) | 1.000d |
Parietal | 0 (0%) | 3 (2.8%) | 1.000d |
Occipital | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1.000d |
Basal ganglia | 1 (7.7%) | 15 (14.2%) | 1.000d |
Thalamus | 3 (23.1%) | 14 (13.2%) | 0.396d |
Brainstem | 6 (46.2%) | 20 (19.8%) | 0.036b |
Midbrain | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1.000d |
Pons | 5 (38.5%) | 18 (17.0%) | 0.128d |
Pontine base | 5 (38.4%) | 17 (16.0%) | 0.049b |
Pontine tegmentum | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (6.6%) | 1.000d |
Coeruleus/subcoeruleus region | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1.000d |
Laterodorsal tegmental nuclei | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (4.7%) | 0.946d |
Medulla | 1 (7.7%) | 2 (1.9%) | 0.295d |
Cerebellum | 0 (0%) | 3 (2.8%) | 1.000d |
Subcortical white matter | 3 (23.1%) | 46 (43.4%) | 0.160d |