Table 2 Brain imaging and stroke subtype in comparison by age groups
CT/MRI findings | Age groups | Total N (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 45 years n (%) | > 45 years n (%) | |||
Missing brain Images | 12 (9.8) | 18 (7.3) | 30 (8.1) | 0.419 |
Died prior to imaging | 7 (5.7) | 13 (5.3) | 20 (5.4) | |
Unable to pay for brain imaging | 3 (2.4) | 3 (1.2) | 6 (1.6) | 0.722 |
Technical malfunction | 2 (1.6) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (1.1) | |
Stroke sub-type | ||||
Ischemica | 51 (45.9) | 138 (60.5) | 189 (55.8) | 0.011 |
Hemorrhagica | 47 (42.3) | 62 (27.2) | 109 (32.2) | 0.005 |
Mixed lesions a | 0 (0.0) | 6 (2.6) | 6 (1.8) | 0.085 |
Normal a | 13 (11.7) | 22 (9.6) | 35 (10.3) | 0.558 |
Vessel involved (ischemic/mixed lesions) | ||||
Major vessel disease | 21 (41.2) | 80 (55.6) | 101 (51.8) | 0.077 |
Small vessel disease | 21 (41.2) | 48 (33.3) | 69 (35.4) | 0.314 |
Mixed vessel disease | 9 (17.6) | 16 (11.1) | 25 (12.8) | 0.23 |
Area of Hemorrhage (hemorrhage/mixed lesions) | ||||
Intracerebral | 42 (89.4) | 67 (98.5) | 109 (94.8) | 0.041 |
Intraventricular | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) | 0.165 |
Subarachnoid | 3 (6.4) | 1 (1.5) | 4 (3.5) | 0.303 |