Table 1

Demographics and clinical data of patient cohort

Demographics
Age70 (58—81)
Sex (M:F)300:271 (54%:47%)
Clinical
 Hypertension302 (54%)
 Type 2 diabetes143 (25%)
 Previous stroke110 (19%)
 Admission modified Rankin score0 (0—2)
 NIHSS at admission7 (3—14)
Diagnosis
 Acute infarct involving the MCA territory128 (22%)
 Infarcts confined to the ACA territory5 (1%)
 Infarcts confined to the posterior circulation26 (5%)
 Acute haemorrhage59 (10%)
 Other diagnosis5 (1%)
Vessel occlusion
 Large vessel occlusion62 (11%)
 Medium vessel occlusion18 (3%)
 All occlusions80 (15%)
Imaging on follow-up
 None131 (23%)
 CT71 (12%)
 MRI369 (65%)
 Time of follow-up imaging (hours)17 (10—28)
  • NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Score.