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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroepidemiology. 2012 Oct 24;40(2):73–84. doi: 10.1159/000342761

Table 6.

Neuropathologic characteristics

Total
n = 531
Brain infarcts
Any infarct present (macroscopic or microscopic), n (%) 313 (59%)
Macroscopic infarct present, n (%) 256 (48%)
 Number
  One, n 109
  More than one, n 147
 Location
  Cortical, n 137
  Subcortical, n 193
  Brainstem or cerebellum, n 36
Microinfarct present, n (%) 185 (35%)
 Number
  One, n 102
  More than one, n 83
 Location
  Cortical, n 97
  Subcortical, n 128
  Brainstem or cerebellum, n 6
Vessel pathology*
Atherosclerosis, n (%) 228 (43%)
Arteriosclerosis, n (%) 206 (39%)
*

moderately severe or more