Table 1.
Basic demographics and treatment of the 20 patients with intracranial stenosis
| Males | 15 (75%) |
| Mean age ± SD, years Vascular risk factors | 56±9.7 |
| Hypertension | 13 (65%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 7 (35%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 15 (79%) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 2 (10%) |
| Old stroke | 3 (15%) |
| Current smoker | 7 (35%) |
| Presenting symptoms | |
| Presenting with transient ischemic attacks | 14 (70%) |
| Presenting with stroke | 6 (30%) |
| Site of intracranial stenosis | |
| Middle cerebral artery M1 segment | 4 (20%) |
| Internal carotid artery C6 or C7 segment | 3 (15%) |
| Basilar artery | 8 (40%) |
| Vertebral artery V4 segment | 5 (25%) |
| Procedure | |
| General anesthesia | 18 (90%) |
| Use of microcatheter | 13 (65%) |
| Intervention | |
| Conservative | 5 (26.3%) |
| Angioplasty alone | 10 (52.6%) |
| Stenting | 4 (21.1%) |
| Procedural success in using the pressure wire | 20 (100%) |
| Technical failure in retrieving the complete set of results | 2 (10%) |
| Operation technical success | 15/15 (100%) |
| Periprocedural complications | 1 (5%) |