Table 1. Demographic, clinical and radiological characteristics in 62 patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Sex: Female/Male | 32/30 |
Age, years: mean±SD | 68.1±11.6 |
TOAST: | |
Atherotrombotic | 30/62 (48.4%) |
Cardioembolic | 28/62 (45.2%) |
Undetermined | 4/62 (6.4%) |
NIHSS at entry: median, IQR, mean±SD, range | 11, 8–17, 12.5±6.9, 1–28 |
NIHSS at 24 hours: median, IQR, mean±SD, range | 8, 3–13, 9.1±6.9, 0–26 |
NIHSS at 7 days: median, IQR, mean±SD, range | 4, 1–11, 6.9±6.9, 0–25 |
mRS at 3 months: median, IQR, mean±SD, range | 1, 1–3, 2.0±1.6, 0–6 |
Time between symptom onset and CT scan at admission (hours): median, IQR, mean ± SD, range | 2, 1.3–4.0, 2.8±2.1, 0.4–7.5 |
Time window at admission: n/total (%) | |
< 4.5 hours | 48/62 (77.4%) |
4.5–8 hours | 14/62 (22.6%) |
NCCT ASPECTS at admission: median, IQR, mean±SD, range | 9, 7–10, 8.5±1.6, 4–10 |
Occlusion grade on CTA at admission: n/total (%) | |
Occluded | 45/62 (72.6%) |
Not occluded | 17/62 (27.4%) |
Occlusion location on CTA at admission: n/total (%) | |
Proximal MCA-M1 | 7/62 (11.3%) |
Distal MCA-M1 | 12/62 (19.4%) |
MCA-M2 | 19/62 (30.6%) |
Proximal ICA | 4/62 (6.5%) |
T occlusion | 3/62 (4.8%) |
Involved arterial territory on CTP at admission: n/total (%) | |
Right MCA | 39/62 (62.9%) |
Left MCA | 23/62 (37.1%) |
Time between symptom onset and CT scan at 24 hours (hours): median, IQR, mean±SD, range | 23, 20–24, 21.6± 3.1, 12–24 |
Time between CT scan at admission and at 24 hours (hours): median, IQR, mean±SD, range | 24, 22–24, 22.0±2.0, 17–24 |
Time between symptom onset and CT scan at 7 days (days): median, IQR, mean±SD, range | 6, 6–7, 6.3±0.9, 5–9 |
Final infarct volume (ml) on NCCT at 7 day: median, IQR, mean±SD, range | 24, 7–54, 44.5±56,2, 0–245 |
SD = Standard deviation; TOAST = Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment; NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; IQR = Interquartile range; mRS = modified Rankin Scale: NCCT = non-contrast CT; CTA = CT angiography; MCA = middle cerebral artery; ICA = Internal carotid artery: CTP = CT perfusion.