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. 2009 Jun 2;256(10):1728–1735. doi: 10.1007/s00415-009-5194-3

Table 3.

Characteristics of the four patients with recurrent ischaemic stroke

	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4
Subsequent infarction	Fatal ipsilateral	Non-fatal contralateral PCA territory	Non-fatal ipsilateral	Fatal contralateral
Time interval between inclusion and recurrent stroke (months)	18	23	30	115
Other comorbidities at the time of recurrent stroke	Gastric bleeding	−	Atrial fibrillation	−
Additional stenosis or occlusion on angiogram at baseline	VA occlusion	ECA 50%^a	CCA occlusion^a	CCA 50%^b
Additional stenosis or occlusion on angiogram at baseline	VA occlusion	VA 90%	VA 50%	CCA 50%^b
Collateral flow via PComA	+	+	+	Not visualised
Collateral flow via OphthA	+	−	−	+
Leptomeningeal vessels	−	+	−	Not visualised
CO₂-reactivity symptomatic side %	0	−4	42	11
CO₂-reactivity asymptomatic side %	4	4	73	32

^aOn the asymptomatic side

^bOn the symptomatic side