Table 1.
Demographics, etiologies, and outcome of stroke patients with NIHSS 0
| Age, mean ± SD | 54.1 ± 15.4 n=20 |
| Gender, % female | 35.0% (7/20) |
| Ethnicity, % | |
| Black | 35.0% (7/20) |
| White | 50.0% (10/20) |
| Hispanic | 15.0% (3/20) |
| Asian | 0% (0/20) |
| Symptoms, % | |
| Headache | 45.0% (9/20) |
| Vertigo | 30.0% (6/20) |
| Nausea | 30.0% (6/20) |
| Ataxia | 25.0% (5/20) |
| Confusion | 20.0% (4/20) |
| Blurred vision | 20.0% (4/20) |
| Sensory disturbance | 15.0% (3/20) |
| Limb weakness | 10.0% (2/20) |
| Double vision | 5.0% (1/20) |
| Glucose, median (range) | 128 (83–289) n=20 |
| Treated with IV tPA | 5.0% (1/20) |
| h/o Afib | 6.3% (1/16) |
| h/o CAD | 16.7% (3/18) |
| h/o DM | 50.0% (9/18) |
| h/o HTN | 77.8% (14/18) |
| TOAST classification, % | |
| Cardioembolic | 30.0% (6/20) |
| Large vessel | 15.0% (3/20) |
| Small vessel | 20.0% (4/20) |
| Cryptogenic | 20.0% (4/20) |
| Other | 15.0% (3/20) |
| Disposition, % | |
| Home | 75.0% (15/20) |
| Inpatient rehab | 10.0% (2/20) |
| Skilled nursing | 10.0% (2/20) |
| Other | 5.0% (1/20) |
| mRS at Discharge | |
| 0 | 35.0% (7/20) |
| 1 | 30.0% (6/20) |
| 2 | 10.0% (2/20) |
| 3 | 15.0% (3/20) |
| 4 | 5.0% (1/20) |
| 5 | 5.0% (1/20) |
| 6 | 0% (0/20) |
| LOS, median (range) | 4.5 (2–10) n=20 |