Table 1.
Demographic features of patients with ACA territory infarction according to the presence of distinctive symptoms
| Symptom (-) (N = 22) |
Symptom (+) (N = 25) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age, years | 69.1 ± 11.9 | 73.9 ± 11.2 | 0.165 | |
| Sex, men | 9 (40.9) | 9 (36.0) | 0.964 | |
| Initial NIHSS score | 1 [0.75–3.25] | 4 [1-7] | 0.013 | |
| Risk factors | ||||
| Hypertension | 10 (45.5) | 15 (60.0) | 0.481 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 (22.7) | 8 (32.0) | 0.702 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 4 (18.2) | 2 (8.0) | 0.545 | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 5 (22.7) | 5 (20.0) | 1.000 | |
| Smoking | 7 (31.8) | 8 (32.0) | 1.000 | |
| Previous stroke | 7 (31.8) | 3 (12.0) | 0.194 | |
| Coronary artery disease | 3 (13.6) | 7 (28.0) | 0.399 | |
| Stroke etiology | 0.579 | |||
| Large artery atherosclerosis | 6 (27.3) | 10 (40.0) | ||
| Cardioembolism | 5 (22.7) | 5 (20.0) | ||
| Stroke of other determined etiology | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0) | ||
| Small vessel disease | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Stroke of undetermined etiology | ||||
| Two or more cause | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0) | ||
| Negative evaluation | 9 (41.0) | 10 (40.0) | ||
| Occlusion site, proximal | 9 (40.9) | 23 (92.0) | 0.001 | |
| Infarction location | 0.317 | |||
| Right | 13 (59.1) | 10 (40.0) | ||
| Left | 9 (40.9) | 14 (56.0) | ||
| Bilateral | 0 (0) | 1 (4.0) | ||
Data are shown as n (%), mean ± standard deviation, or median [interquartile range]. ACA anterior cerebral artery; NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale