Table 1:

Summary of clinical data

Characteristic
Female sex (%)65 (61.9)
Age (yr) (median) (range)75 (10–94)
NIHSS score (median) (range)13 (0–30)
Time window (average) (min) (range)287 (117–853)
Unknown onset (No.) (%)25 (23.8)
Fluctuating symptoms (No.) (%)1 (1.0)
IVT bridging (No.) (%)8 (7.6)
IVT and intra-arterial rtPA (No.) (%)2 (1.9)
Intra-arterial rtPA alone (No.) (%)2 (1.9)
Source of emboli
    Cardiac (No.) (%)75 (71.4)
    Extracranial stenosis (No.) (%)4 (3.8)
    Intracranial stenosis (No.) (%)3 (2.9)
    Dissection (No.) (%)2 (1.9)
    Endocarditis (No.) (%)2 (1.9)
    Paraneoplastic (No.) (%)1 (1.0)
    Unknown (No.) (%)18 (17.1)