Table 3 Comparison between patients with good and poor outcomes regarding the demographic and baseline clinical and radiological characteristics
Clinical data | Patients with good outcome (n = 6) | Patients with poor outcome (n = 27) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 37.33 ± 6.40 | 36.22 ± 7.73 | 0.70 |
Female/male, n (%) | 3 (50)/3 (50) | 11 (40)/16 (60) | 0.95 |
Prior vascular risk factors, n (%) | |||
 Hypertension | 1 (16) | 2 (7) | 0.47 |
 Diabetes | 1 (16) | 1 (3) | 0.28 |
 Cardiac disease | 3 (50) | 10 (37) | 0.53 |
 Smoking | 4 (66) | 8 (29) | 0.56 |
 Dyslipidemia | 3 (50) | 9 (33) | 0.49 |
 Hyperuricemia | 1 (16) | 1 (3) | 0.82 |
Time interval from onset to presentation (hours), mean ± SD | 13.67 ± 6.53 | 13.48 ± 5.51 | 0.92 |
NIHSS on admission, median (range) | 7 (4–10) | 12 (8–16) | < 0.01** |
Infarction territory, n (%) | |||
 ACA | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 0.13 |
 MCA | 4 (75) | 23 (88) | |
 PCA | 2 (25) | 3 (9) | |
Infarction side, n (%) | |||
 Right | 5 (84) | 12 (44) | 0.08 |
 Left | 1 (16) | 15 (56) |  |
Infarction size (cm), mean ± SD | 2.25 ± 0.9 | 5.07 ± 1.83 | 0.04* |