Table 5.
Symptoms, imaging findings and etiology of stroke
| Baseline characteristics | Stroke (N = 59) |
|---|---|
| Symptomsa | |
| Visual, n/N (%) | 15/59 (25) |
| Positive symptoms, n/N (%) | 6/59 (10) |
| Negative symptoms, n/N (%) | 12/59 (20) |
| Sensory, n/N (%) | 26/59 (44) |
| Positive symptoms, n/N (%) | 17/59 (29) |
| Negative symptoms, n/N (%) | 16/59 (27) |
| Motor, n/N (%) | 23/59 (39) |
| Speech, n/N (%) | 31/59 (53) |
| Multiple symptoms, n/N (%) | 27/59 (46) |
| Consecutive, n/N (%) | 14/59 (24) |
| Headache at the time of stroke, n/N (%) | 19/59 (32) |
| Imaging modality | |
| Magnetic resonance imaging, n/N (%) | 56/59 (95) |
| Computed tomography, n/N (%) | 3/59 (5) |
| Stroke locationa | |
| Anterior cerebral artery, n/N (%) | 3/59 (5) |
| Middle cerebral artery, n/N (%) | 38/59 (64) |
| Posterior cerebral artery, n/N (%) | 7/59 (12) |
| Vertebrobasilarb, n/N (%) | 19/59 (32) |
| Stroke etiology | |
| Cardiac embolism, n/N (%) | 11/59 (20) |
| Large artery atherosclerosis, n/N (%) | 14/59 (24) |
| Cervical artery dissection, n/N (%) | 1/59 (2) |
| Patent foramen ovale, n/N (%) | 3/59 (5) |
| More than one possible etiology, n/N (%) | 7/59 (12) |
| Other etiology, n/N (%) | 4/59 (7) |
| Unknown etiology despite complete evaluation, n/N (%) | 3/59 (5) |
| Unknown etiology with incomplete evaluation, n/N (%) | 12/59 (23) |
aMultiple possible
bVertebrobasilar includes brainstem and cerebellum