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Table 2 Clinical and radiological characteristics of the dissection among the five types

From: Identification of high risk clinical and imaging features for intracranial artery dissection using high-resolution cardiovascular magnetic resonance

 

Mean ± SD or n (%)

 

I: Classical dissection (n = 50)

II: Fusiform aneurysm (n = 1)

III: Long dissected aneurysm (n = 3)

IV: Dolichoectatic dissecting (n = 9)

V: Cysitical aneurysm (n = 12)

P value

Male

42 (84.0)

1 (100%)

3 (100%)

7 (77.8)

9 (75.0)

 

Age

50.50 ± 11.31

71

40.67 ± 20.21

57.42 ± 11.90

57.42 ± 11.9

0.051

Hypertension

35 (70.0)

0 (0)

1 (33.3)

5 (55.6)

8 (66.7)

0.372

Hyperlipidemia

11 (22.0)

0 (0)

1 (33.3)

2 (22.2)

6 (50.0)

0.366

Diabetes

6 (12.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (33.3)

7 (58.3)

0.010

Smoking

10 (13.3)

0 (0)

1 (1.3)

4 (5.3)

5 (6.7)

0.347

TG (mmol/L)

1.62 ± 1.79

1.73

1.05 ± 0.38

1.49 ± 0.70

1.66 ± 0.81

0.978

LDL (mmol/L)

2.41 ± 1.02

1.99

2.41 ± 0.34

2.25 ± 0.72

2.39 ± 0.71

0.985

HDL (mmol/L)

1.21 ± 0.31

1.18

0.97 ± 0.05

0.92 ± 0.19

1.22 ± 0.41

0.170

Confirmed by DSA

35 (70.0)

1 (100)

2 (66.7)

8 (88.9)

12 (100)

0.021

Clinical symptoms

40 (80.0)

0 (0)

1 (33.3)

8 (88.9)

6 (50.0)

0.037

Location

     

0.009

 ICA

7 (14.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

 MCA

3 (6.0)

1 (100)

1 (33.3)

1 (11.1)

0 (0)

 

 VA

36 (72.0)

0 (0)

2 (66.7)

6 (66.7)

8 (66.7)

 

 BA

4 (8.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (11.1)

4 (33.3)

 

 PCA

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (11.1)

0 (0)

 

Lumen shape

     

 < 0.001

 Normal

11 (22.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (16.7)

 

 Stenosis

28 (56.0)

0 (0)

1 (33.3)

3 (33.3)

0 (0)

 

 Dilatation

11 (22.0)

1 (100)

1 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

10 (83.3)

 

 Stenosis and dilatation

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (33.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Hematoma

43 (86.0)

0 (0)

2 (66.7)

9 (100)

10 (83.3)

0.837

Hematoma signal on T1WI

     

0.006

 Isointensity

7 (14.0)

1 (100)

1 (33.3)

0 (0)

2 (16.7)

 

 Hyperintensity

16 (32.0)

0 (0)

1 (33.3)

0 (0)

3 (25.0)

 

 Hypointensity

9 (18.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (25.0)

 

 Maxintensity

12 (24.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

7 (77.8)

0 (0)

 

Double lumen

29 (58.0)

1 (100)

3 (100)

6 (66.7)

9 (75.0)

0.284

Intimal flap

46 (92.0)

0 (0)

3 (100)

9 (100)

12 (100)

0.065

Thrombus enhancement

30 (60.0)

0 (0)

2 (66.7)

8 (88.9)

7 (58.3)

0.248

Intimal flap enhancement

39 (78.0)

0 (0)

3 (100)

8 (88.9)

9 (66.7)

0.259

Vessel wall enhancement grade

     

0.388

 1: No enhancement

14 (28.0)

0 (0)

1 (33.3)

1 (11.1)

3 (25.0)

 

 2: Enhancement

14 (28.0)

1 (100)

2 (66.7)

2 (22.2)

3 (25.0)

 

 3: Obvious enhancement

22 (44.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

6 (66.7)

6 (50.0)

 
  1. The bold values of P was considered statistical significance (< 0.05)
  2. BA basilar artery, DSA digital subtraction angiography, ICA internal carotid artery, MCA middle cerebral artery, PCA posterior cerebral artery, T1WI T1 weighted imaging, VA vertebral artery