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Table 1 Demographic features of patients with ACA territory infarction according to the presence of distinctive symptoms

From: Clinical prognosis of isolated anterior cerebral artery territory infarction: a retrospective study

 

Symptom (-)

(N = 22)

Symptom (+)

(N = 25)

 

Demographics

 Age, years

69.1 ± 11.9

73.9 ± 11.2

0.165

 Sex, men

9 (40.9)

9 (36.0)

0.964

 Initial NIHSS score

1 [0.75–3.25]

4 [1-7]

0.013

Risk factors

 Hypertension

10 (45.5)

15 (60.0)

0.481

 Diabetes mellitus

5 (22.7)

8 (32.0)

0.702

 Hyperlipidemia

4 (18.2)

2 (8.0)

0.545

 Atrial fibrillation

5 (22.7)

5 (20.0)

1.000

 Smoking

7 (31.8)

8 (32.0)

1.000

 Previous stroke

7 (31.8)

3 (12.0)

0.194

 Coronary artery disease

3 (13.6)

7 (28.0)

0.399

Stroke etiology

  

0.579

 Large artery atherosclerosis

6 (27.3)

10 (40.0)

 

 Cardioembolism

5 (22.7)

5 (20.0)

 

 Stroke of other determined etiology

1 (4.5)

0 (0)

 

 Small vessel disease

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Stroke of undetermined etiology

 Two or more cause

1 (4.5)

0 (0)

 

 Negative evaluation

9 (41.0)

10 (40.0)

 

Occlusion site, proximal

9 (40.9)

23 (92.0)

0.001

Infarction location

  

0.317

 Right

13 (59.1)

10 (40.0)

 

 Left

9 (40.9)

14 (56.0)

 

 Bilateral

0 (0)

1 (4.0)

 
  1. Data are shown as n (%), mean ± standard deviation, or median [interquartile range]. ACA anterior cerebral artery; NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale