Table 2

Characteristics of the study population

Characteristic n or %
Age (years) (median)73
Female48%
Hypertension68%
Diabetes26.5%
Atrial fibrillation38.5%
Coronary artery disease26%
Smoking, current9%
Baseline ASPECTS (median)7
Baseline mRS
 075%
 19%
 24%
 >212%
Baseline NIHSS (median)16
M1 occlusion41.6%
M2 occlusion22.4%
ICA occlusion28%
ICA/tandem occlusion8%
mRS 0–2 at 90 days36.8%
sICH7.2%
TICI 2b81.6%
ER-PMC 015.2%
ER-PMC 141.6%
ER-PMC 215.2%
  • ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score; ER-PMC, eloquent reperfusion-primary motor cortex; ICA, internal carotid artery; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; sICH, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage; TICI, thrombolysis in cerebral infarction .