Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient | SIAS location | Age (yo) | Gender | Symptoms | Degree of stenosis (%) | Active smoking | Hypertension | Dyslipidemia | Diabetes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right ICA | 75 | F | Monoparesia of the left superior limb | 73 | N | Y | Y | N |
| 2 | Right ICA | 66 | M | Transient left hemiparesia | 70 | Y | N | N | N |
| 3 | Right ICA | 75 | M | Transient monoparesia of the left superior limb | 72 | Y | N | Y | N |
| 4 | Left ICA | 81 | M | None | 77 | N | Y | Y | N |
| 5 | Left ICA | 59 | M | Recurrent transient monoparesia of the left superior limb | 79 | Y | N | Y | N |
| 6 | Right and left MCA | 67 | M | None | Right: 71 | N | Y | Y | N |
| Left: 70 | |||||||||
| 7 | Right MCA | 65 | M | Transient left hemiparesia | 74 | N | Y | N | Y |
| 8 | Right MCA | 85 | F | Transient left hemiparesia | 72 | N | Y | Y | N |
| 9 | Right MCA | 59 | M | Recurrent transient monoparesia of the left superior limb | 71 | N | N | N | N |
| 10 | Right MCA | 53 | M | None | 70 | N | N | N | N |
| 11 | Left MCA | 62 | M | Transient aphasia | 71 | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 12 | Left MCA | 28 | M | Recurrent transient right hemiparesia | 80 | Y | N | Y | N |
Abbreviations: SIAS, severe intracranial arterial stenosis; ICA, internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; yo, years old; F, female; M, male; Y, yes; N, no.