Characteristics of ischemic lesions after carotid angioplasty and stenting
| No. of new lesions | 58 (28 patients) |
| No. of single lesions | 15 (15 patients) |
| No. of multiple lesions | 43 (13 patients) |
| Vascular distribution | |
| Ipsilateral MCA territory | 19 (67.9) |
| Contralateral MCA | 1 (3.6) |
| Posterior fossa | 4 (14.3) |
| Contralateral MCA + posterior fossa | 1 (3.6) |
| Ipsilateral MCA + contralateral MCA | 3 (10.6) |
| Location | |
| Cortical | 14 (50) |
| Subcortical | 1 (3.6) |
| Cortical + subcortical | 5 (17.9) |
| Border zone | 3 (10.7) |
| Deep wm | 3 (10.7) |
| Cortical + deep wm | 1 (3.6) |
| Cortical + subcortical + deep wm | 1 (3.6) |
| Size | |
| <5 mm | 16 (57.1) |
| 5–10 mm | 8 (28.6) |
| >10 mm | 3 (10.7) |
| <5 and >10 mm | 1 (3.6) |
| Anatomic location | |
| Frontal | 3 (10.7) |
| Parietal | 12 (42.9) |
| Temporal | 1 (3.6) |
| Occipital | 2 (7.1) |
| Basal ganglia | 4 (14.3) |
| Frontal + parietal + occipital | 2 (7.1) |
| Parietal + occipital + basal ganglia | 1 (3.6) |
| Cerebellum | 3 (10.7) |
Note:—MCA indicates middle cerebral artery; wm, white matter. Values in parentheses are percentages.