Table 2 Patient characteristics
Study population (n = 35) Mean ± SD (range) or % | |
|---|---|
Age, y | 43.6 ± 9.8 (30-61) |
Male sex, % | 60.0 (21/35) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.2 ± 4.2 (19.7-41.7) |
MR Imaging | |
Age of the dissection | 22.3 ± 24.9 (1-125) |
Total occlusion, % | 20.0 (7/35) |
Stenosis, % | 61.4 ± 33.9 (0-100) |
Internal Carotid Artery Dissection | 69 (24/35) |
Extracranial C1 Segment, % | 20 (5/24) |
Intracranial C1 Segment, % | 80 (19/24) |
Vertebral Artery Dissection | 31 (11/35) |
V1 Segment, % | 9 (1/11) |
V2 Segment, % | 55 (6/11) |
V3 Segment, % | 36 (4/11) |
V4 Segment, % | 0 (0/11) |
Type of Vessel Wall Hematoma | |
Acute, % | 3 (1/35) |
Early Subacute, % | 17 (6/35) |
Late Subacute, % | 60 (21/35) |
Chronic, % | 20 (7/35) |
Symptoms | |
Stroke, % | 45.7 (16/35) |
Transient Ischemic Attack, % | 28.6 (10/35) |
Horner's Syndrome, % | 42.9 (15/35) |
Cardiovascular Risk Factors | |
Current smoker, % | 34.3 (12/35) |
Former smoker, % | 25.7 (9/35) |
Hypertension, % | 31.4 (11/35) |
Hypercholesterolemia, % | 25.7 (9/35) |
Diabetes, % | 0.0 (0/35) |
Family history of cardiovascular events, % | 17.1 (6/35) |