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Temporal changes in the frequency of atherosclerosis in the cerebral arteries in 1,955 patients excluding those with potential cardiac sources of embolism (PCSE) (A), and in 2,657 patients including those with PCSE (B). The frequencies of atherosclerosis in both study groups have been increasing during the eight-year study period. The proportion of involved sites is expressed as the percentage in each subgroup.
