Table 7.
Cerebrovascular events in Fabry males and females
| Males | Females | All patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebrovascular event | (n = 279) | (n = 168) | (n = 447) |
| TIAs, n (%) | 17 (6) | 6 (4) | 23 (5) |
| Mean age at first TIA in years (SD) | 40.9 (13.2) | 43.1 (15.5) | 41.5 (13.5) |
| Strokes | 30 (11) | 14 (8) | 44 (10) |
| Ischaemia | 26 (9) | 14 (8) | 40 (9) |
| Large vessel infarcts | 6 (2) | 5 (3) | 11 (2) |
| Small vessel infarcts | 13 (5) | 6 (4) | 19 (4) |
| Unknown | 7 (3) | 3 (2) | 10 (2) |
| Haemorrhagic | 3 (1) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (1) |
| Mean age at first stroke in years (SD) | 41.7 (12.2) | 44.9 (14.0) | 42.7 (12.7) |
TIA, transient ischaemic attack; SD, standard deviation.