TABLE 1:

Patterns of infarction in 83 patients who had lesions on initial DW images

Pattern of InfarctionPatients (No.)
ACA4
MCA (1 or 2 lesions)39
Scattered MCA (>3 lesions)13
ACA + MCA1
Brain stem or cerebellar lesion11
Small lesion in deep gray matter or adjacent white matter12
Border zone lesion3
Total83
  • Note.—DW images, diffusion-weighted images; ACA, anterior cerebral artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery.