Table 1.

Baseline demographics and medical history

Characteristics	Results (n=19) Mean±SD or n/N (%)
No of subjects	19
Patient age, years	51±10
Sex
Female	12/19 (63.2%)
Male	7/19 (36.8%)
Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score
0	18/19 (94.7%)
1	1/19 (5.3%)
≥ 2	0
Arrhythmia	1/19 (5.3%)
Hearing impairment	1/19 (5.3%)
Dizziness	1/19 (5.3%)
Gastritis	1/19 (5.3%)
Hiatus hernia	1/19 (5.3%)
Hepatitis	1/19 (5.3%)
Sinusitis	1/19 (5.3%)
Ligament sprain	1/19 (5.3%)
Hypercholesterolemia	2/19 (10.5%)
Carotid artery aneurysm	5/19 (26.3%)
Carotid artery dissection	1/19 (5.3%)
Intracranial aneurysm	7/19 (36.8%)
Transient ischemic attack	1/19 (5.3%)
Alcoholism	1/19 (5.3%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1/19 (5.3%)
Pleurisy	1/19 (5.3%)
Ex-tobacco user	1/19 (5.3%)
Familial risk factor	3/19 (15.8%)
Tobacco user	5/19 (26.3%)
Appendectomy	1/19 (5.3%)
Knee operation	1/19 (5.3%)
Malignant breast lump removal	1/19 (5.3%)
Tonsillectomy	1/19 (5.3%)
Arterial disorder	1/19 (5.3%)
Arterial rupture	1/19 (5.3%)
Hypertension	5/19 (26.3%)