Table 3.
Clinical characteristics
| Variable | All ITS n = 58 |
Left ITS n = 38 |
Right ITS n = 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCS on admission (IQR) | 15 (15 - 15) | 15 (15 - 15) | 15 (15 - 15) |
| NIHSS on admission (IQR) | 2 (1 - 5) | 2 (1 - 4.25) | 3 (1.25 - 5) |
| NIHSS improvement on SU (IQR) 1 | 1 (0 - 3) | 1 (0 - 2) | 1.5 (0.25 - 3.75) |
| mRS at discharge (IQR) | 0 (0 - 2) | 1 (0 - 2) | 0 (0 - 1) |
| Neurological findings on admission | |||
| vigilance deficits | 4 (6.9%) | 3 | 1 |
| neurocognitive impairment | 6 (10.3%) | 5 | 1 |
| behavioral changes | 2 (3.4%) | 2 | – |
| thalamic aphasia | 8 (13.8%) | 8 | – |
| memory deficits | 3 (5.2%) | 3 | – |
| neglect | 2 (3.4%) | 2 | – |
| visuospatial deficits | none | – | – |
| dysarthria | 15 (25.9%) | 9 | 6 |
| dysphagia | 2 (3.4%) | 1 | 1 |
| hemiparesis | 27 (46.6%) | 16 | 11 |
| sensory loss | 34 (58.6%) | 20 | 14 |
| ataxia | 7 (12.1%) | 6 | 1 |
| vertigo | 5 (8.6%) | 2 | 3 |
| central facial paresis | 8 (13.8%) | 4 | 4 |
| hemianopia | none | – | – |
| oculomotor deficits | 3 (5.3%) | 3 | – |
| thalamic pain syndrome | 2 (3.5%) | 1 | 1 |
| movement disorder | none | – | – |
Abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range, SU = stroke-unit.
1 NIHSS improvement on SU is defined as the difference between NIHSS at admission to the certified stroke-unit and NIHSS at discharge from the stroke-unit