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Table 3 MRI markers for all patients and by stroke subtype

From: Etiology of isolated pontine infarctions: a study based on high-resolution MRI and brain small vessel disease scores

 

All patients (n = 157)

PPI (n = 117)

SDPI (n = 40)

Lacunes

56 (35.7)

34 (29.1%)

22 (55.0%)a

WMLs

24 (15.3)

12 (10.3%)

12 (30.0%)a

CMBs

69 (43.9)

43 (36.8%)

26 (65.0%)a

EPVS

60 (38.2)

41 (35.0%)

19 (47.5%)

Pontine lacunes

44 (28.0)

26(22.2%)

18 (45.0%)a

Infarct diameter

14.4 ± 5.6

16.5 ± 4.7

8.1 ± 2.7a

BA stenosis

0.21 (0.26)

0.23 (0.27)

0.13 (0.30)b

  1. WMLs white matter lesions, CMBs cerebral microbleeds, EPVS enlarged perivascular spaces, BA basilar artery
  2. Data presented as number (%), median (interquartile) or mean ± SD
  3. a p < 0.05
  4. b p = 0.064
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