Table 3 Comparison of neuroimaging features between patients with and without VCI after stroke

Patients with acute lesion^a

24 (96.0 %)

31 (100.0 %)

0.446

0.30

 No. of acute lesions^b

1 (1–2.0)

1 (1–3.0)

0.184

0.36

 Lesion size (mm)^c

19.0 ± 11.3

26.0 ± 20.5

0.112

0.42

Chronic brain changes

 Patients with large old infarct^a

1 (4.0 %)

6 (19.4 %)

0.091

0.47

 Patients with lacunes^a

18 (72.0 %)

25 (80.6 %)

0.446

0.20

 No. of lacunes^c

3.0 ± 3.3

4.4 ± 4.2

0.180

0.37

 Lacunar size (mm)^c

5.7 ± 4.3

7.6 ± 4.48

0.107

0.44

 ARWMC total score^c

5.6 ± 3.8

6.6 ± 4.0

0.338

0.26

 Presence of MTA^a,d

5 (20.0 %)

4 (12.9 %)

0.360

0.19

 Presence of GCA^a,e

7 (28.0 %)

15 (48.4 %)

0.120

0.48

Artery stenosis

0.247

0.56

 No stenosis^a

6 (24.0 %)

4 (12.9 %)

 Intracranial stenosis^a

12 (48.0 %)

20 (64.5 %)

 Extracranial stenosis^a

7 (28.0 %)

5 (16.1 %)

 Tandem stenosis^a,f

0

2 (6.5 %)

Stenosis severity

0.666

0.12

 None^a

6 (24.0 %)

4 (12.9 %)

 Mild stenosis (0–50 %)^a

7 (28.0 %)

7 (22.6 %)

 Moderate stenosis (50 %–70 %)^a

2 (8.0 %)

6 (19.4 %)

 Severe stenosis (70–99 %)^a

2 (8.0 %)

9 (29.0 %)

 Occlusion^a

8 (32.0 %)

5 (16.1 %)