Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics of the patients.

	RSSI (n = 18)
Age, median (range)	54.6 (40–70)
Male gender, %	16 (88.9)
Hypertension, %	12 (66.7%)
Diabetes, %	4 (22.2%)
Hyperlipidemia, %	10 (55.6%)
Current smoker, %	13 (72.2%)
NIHSS, median (range)	2.78 (0–12)
Maximum infarction diameter, mm, median (range)	14.7 (8.8–20)
Time from stroke onset to the second MRI, days, median (range)	12 (3–28)

Except for ranges, values are counts (percentages).