Table 2.
Clinical syndrome, neuroradiologic features and etiology of patients
| Stroke cases with Covid-19 (N=21)(n, percent) | Control stroke cases N=104(n, percent) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical syndrome | p>0.05 for all subgroups | ||
| LACS | 2 (9%.5) | 22 (21%.5) | |
| PACS | 10 (47%.6) | 37 (35%.8) | |
| POCS | 4 (19%.4) | 25 (24%) | |
| TACS | 5 (23%.8.6) | 20 (19%.2) | |
| Infarct localisation | p>0.05 for all subgroups | ||
| ACA | 2 (10%) | 3 (3%) | |
| MCA | 8 (40%) | 45 (45%) | |
| VA-PICA | 1 (5%) | 8 (8%.2) | |
| Basilar | 0 | 5 (5%.1) | |
| PCA | 1 (5%) | 15 (15%.3) | |
| Watershed | 1 (5%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Multiple-artery | 6 (30%) | 20 (20%.4) | |
| Not well-defined | 1 (5%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Etiology | p>0.05 for all subgroups | ||
| LAA | 8 (40%) | 23 (23%.5) | |
| Cardioembolism | 4 (20%) | 36 (36%.7) | |
| Small vessel disease | 0 | 1 (1%) | |
| Unknown | 5 (25%) | 17 (17%.3) | |
| Multiple | 1 (5%) | 15 (15%.3) | |
| Rare etiologies | 2 (6%) | 6 (6%.1) | |
| Asymptomatic infarction | 5 (23%.8) | 19 (18%.6) | 0.58 |
| Asymptomatic vascular lesion | 4 (19%) | 13 (13%.5) | 0.51 |
| Hemorrhagic transformation | 6 (30%) | 11 (10%) | 0.02 |
| Anterior-posterior vascular system | 0.02 | ||
| Anterior | 12 (60%) | 59 (60%.2) | |
| Posterior | 5 (25%) | 37 (37%.8) | |
| Anterior and posterior* | 3 (15%) | 2 (2%) |
ACA: anterior cerebral artery; LAA: large artery atherosclerosis; LACS: lacunar syndrome; MCA: middle cerebral artery; PACS: partial anterior circulation syndrome; PCA: posterior cerebral artery; POCS: posterior circulation syndrome; TACS: total anterior circulation syndrome; VA-PICA: vertebral artery and posterior inferior cerebellar artery.