Clinical data
| Patient No. Age, y/Sex | Affected Vessel | Symptoms | Time from Ictus, hours:minutes | Angiographic Time, minutes† | Symptoms after First Admission‡ | CT and/or MR Imaging Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/37/M | Basilar artery | Unconscious, extending legs | 3:00 | 20 | Fully alert with only minor eye muscle palsy | Small ischemic areas in thalamus and brainstem |
| 2/70/M | Basilar artery | Unconscious, variable for the first 4 hours | 10:00 | 15 | Alert and orientated, dysarthria and severe eye muscle palsy | Ischemia of thalamus and left cerebral peduncle |
| 3/53/F | Middle cerebral artery | Left-sided paralysis, somnolence | 2:20 | 20 | Arm palsy and slight facial palsy | Infarction (early signs of ischemia seen before treatment) |
| 4/69/F | Middle cerebral artery | Right-sided paralysis, dens aphasia | 4:40 | 35 | Walks with walking frame, slight remaining aphasia | Not available |
| 5/50/F | Posterior cerebral artery | None, patient under general anesthesia | 1:00 | 20 | Upper relative field cut | No ischemia seen on day 1 |
* Time from ictus indicates the time from the appearance of the first symptoms to when the embolus was extracted.
† Angiographic time indicates the time for obtaining an angiographic diagnosis and extracting the embolus.
‡ At 1–2 weeks.