Table 2. Specific Mechanisms of Stroke in Determined Cases.

Specific Stroke Mechanism	Number (%)*, (n=130)
Atrial fibrillation	34 (26%)
Extracranial large artery atherosclerosis	22 (17%)
Small vessel disease	20 (15%)
Intracranial large artery atherosclerosis	18 (14%)
Marantic endocarditis	10 (8%)
Paradoxical embolism	7 (5%)
Other†	5 (4%)
Cardiomyopathy	4 (3%)
Cardiac thrombus	3 (2%)
Extrinsic compression of artery by tumor	3 (2%)
Infectious endocarditis	2 (2%)
Disseminated intravascular coagulation	2 (2%)

^*Percentages have been rounded up, thus the total value may not equal 100

^†Other diagnoses consisted of aortic arch atheroma, vasculitis, arterial dissection, cerebral vein thrombosis, and cardiac tumor