Table 2.

Definition of infarct location by study and RoPE categorization as superficial or deep

Study*	Superficial**	Deep
APRIS, NOMASS, PICSS	Superficial, superficial AND deep	Deep
French PFO-ASA, German	Cortical, cortical AND subcortical	Subcortical, thalamic
Lausanne	Cortical (cerebral or cerebellar), superficial borderzones (MCA/ACA; MCA/PCA)	Deep white matter, deep grey matter, internal MCA borderzone
CODICIA	Frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, multilobar, cerebellum hemisphere	Internal capsule, corona radiata, centrum semiovale, caudate nucleus, putamen and globus pallidus nucleus, thalamus, midbrain, pons, medulla, cerebellum, vermis

^*Abbreviations as in Table 1

^**MCA: Middle Cerebral Artery; ACA: Anterior Cerebral Artery; PCA: Posterior Cerebral Artery