Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | |
| No of patients | 56 |
| Demographic data | |
| Age (years) (mean (range)) | 67 (26–91) |
| Male gender (% (n)) | 42 (24) |
| Stroke severity | |
| NIHSS score (mean (range)) (49 patients) | 15.8 (7–26) |
| GCS (mean (range)) (35 patients) | 11 (3–15) |
| Site of occlusion | |
| ICA | 9 (16.0%) |
| MCA (M1/M2) | 27 (48.2%) |
| Basilar artery | 15 (26.7%) |
| Tandem | 5 (8.9%) |
GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ICA, internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score.