Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

Medical history
Hypertension	55.8%
Cigarette smoking	32.5%
Cardiac dysrhythmia	27.9%
Permanent atrial fibrillation	17.5%
Paroxystic atrial fibrillation	6.7%
Alcohol use	24%
Hyperlipidemia	20.1%
Previous stroke/TIA	15.6%
Arteritis	14.3%
Diabetes mellitus	14.3%
Heart failure	13%
Coronary insufficiency	12.2%
Angina pectoris	6.4%
Myocardial infarction	5.8%
Infarct territory
Total MCA infarction	28 (18.5%)
Total superficial MCA infarction	3 (2%)
Partial superficial MCA infarction	30 (19.9%)
Deep MCA infarction	23 (15.2%)
ACA infarction	2 (1.3%)
Anterior circulation TIA	26 (17.3%)
Localised brain stem infarction	11 (7.3%)
Diffuse brain stem infarction	2 (1.3%)
Thalamic Infarction	6 (4%)
PCA Infarction	4 (2.6%)
Cerebellar infarction	11 (7.3%)
Posterior circulation TIA	10 (6.6%)
Etiology
Atherothrombotic Stroke
Large artery stenosis >50%	23 (15.3%)
Large artery stenosis <50%	33 (22%)
Microangiopathy	3 (2%)
Cardioembolism	37 (24.7%)
Miscellaneous	4 (2.7%)
Arterial Dissection	1 (0.7%)
Arteritis	1 (0.7%)
Hemopathy/Coagulopathy	3 (2%)
Other	1 (0.7%)
Unknown	48 (31.2%)
Modified Rankin score at discharge
0-1	73 (47.4%)
2	27 (17.5%)
3	10 (6.5%)
4	15 (9.7%)
5	12 (7.8%)
Death	17 (11%)