Characteristic | Value |
---|---|
Patients, n | 70 |
Age, years, mean ± standard deviation (range) | 76 ± 12 (46–96) |
Sex, n (men/women) | 30/40 |
Localization of occlusion, n (%) | |
Internal carotid artery/carotid-T | 14 (20) |
M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery | 33 (47) |
M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery | 9 (13) |
Combined internal carotid artery and M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery | 8 (11) |
A2 segment of the anterior cerebral artery | 2 (3) |
Vertebrobasilar | 4 (6) |
Stroke etiology (TOAST), n (%) | |
Arterioembolic (TOAST-1) | 6 (9) |
Cardioembolic (TOAST-2) | 33 (47) |
Other determined cause (TOAST-4) (3 dissections, 1 in-stent thrombosis, 1 patent foramen ovale) | 5 (7) |
Cryptogenic (TOAST-5) | 26 (37) |