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. 2024 Jul 17;271(9):5976–5984. doi: 10.1007/s00415-024-12555-2

Table 3.

Univariate analysis of patients with MMA with cognitive impairment

No VCIND VCIND P value
Number of patients 68 34
Clinical characteristics
 Men, n (%) 25 (37) 11 (32) 0.66
 Age at diagnosis, mean (SD) 39.4 ± 20.4 39.5 ± 14 0.92
 Age at first neuropsychological assessment, mean (SD) 42.8 ± 13.5 43.3 ± 12.2 0.77
 Delay first symptom/diagnosis (day), median (IQ) 45 (1–653) 85.5 (0–431) 0.79
 MMA disease, n (%) 41 (60) 23 (68) 0.47
 Vascular event at diagnosis, n (%) 45 (66) 29 (85) 0.041*
 TIA and ischemic strokes 36 (53) 23 (68) 0.57
 Ischemic stroke 26 (38) 22 (65) 0.012*
 All strokes 35 (51) 28 (82) 0.002*
 Hypertension, n (%) 20 (29) 10 (29) 1.00
 Smoking, n (%) 24 (35) 13 (38) 0.77
 Dyslipidemia, n (%) 12 (18) 10 (29) 0.19
Radiological characteristics
 Bilateral involvement, n (%) 41 (60) 22 (65) 0.67
 Transdural involvement, n (%) 15 (22) 6 (18) 0.60
 Vertebro-basilar involvement, n (%) 8 (12) 8 (24) 0.12
 Presence of ischemic lesions on MRI, n (%) 45 (66) 30 (88) 0.017*
 Presence of hemorrhagic lesions on MRI, n (%) 10 (15) 6 (18) 0.70