Table 1 Epidemiological and clinical variables and stroke subtypes of the study collective.
From: Do nasogastric tubes worsen dysphagia in patients with acute stroke?
First Study N = 100 | Second Study N = 25 | |
|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | 69.2 (13.1) | 73.1 (13.9) |
NIH-SS | 12.1 (5.3) | 12.3 (5.3) |
Ischemic stroke (%) | 84 | 84 |
- ACI | 60 | 72 |
- PCI | 20 | 4 |
- combined | 4 | 8 |
Hemorrhagic stroke | 16 | 16 |
- Hemispheric | 11 | 16 |
- Brainstem | 5 | 0 |