TABLE 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Patient | Age | Gender | Premorbid Handedness | Admission NIHSS | Stroke Characteristics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Motor Arm | Hemisphere | Location | Etiology (CCS) | Medical Intervention | ||||
| 1 | 19 | F | R | 13 | 4 | R | > 1/3 MCA territory | Other (cryptogenic) | IV rTPA and IA therapy |
| 2 | 52 | F | R | 13 | 4 | R | > 1/3 MCA territory | Other (CAD) | |
| 3 | 55 | F | R | 19 | 3 | L | > 1/3 MCA territory | Other (CAD) | |
| 4 | 64 | M | R | 14 | 4 | R | > 1/3 MCA territory | Other (CAD) | |
| 5 | 50 | F | R | 17 | 4 | R | > 1/3 MCA territory | Cardio-aortic embolism | IV rTPA and IA therapy |
| 6 | 49 | M | R | 13 | 4 | L | > 1/3 MCA territory | Large artery atherosclerosis | |
| 7 | 62 | M | R | 6 | 1 | R | Precentral and postcentral gyri, temporal lobe | Large artery atherosclerosis | IV rTPA |
| 8 | 59 | M | R | 13 | 4 | R | CR, IC, BG, insula | Large artery atherosclerosis | IV rTPA and carotid endarterectomy |
| 9 | 49 | M | R | 9 | 4 | R | CR, IC | Small artery occlusion | |
| 10 | 67 | F | R | 4 | 1 | R | CR, IC, BG | Large artery atherosclerosis | IV rTPA |
M = male; F = female; R = right; L = left; CCS = Causative Classification System; CAD = carotid artery dissection; CR = corona radiata; IC = internal capsule; BG = basal ganglia; IV rTPA = intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; IA = intra-arterial