Table 3 Frequencies of vascular territories and brain lesions among patients with acute stroke on images.

From: Stroke prediction in patients presenting with isolated dizziness in the emergency department

Vascular territory

Numbersa (%)

Diagnosis

Numbersb (%)

Large artery atherosclerosis

21 (40.4)

Parietal lobe

4 (7.3)

 Anterior cerebral artery

1 (1.9)

Occipital lobe

2 (3.6)

 Middle cerebral artery

4 (7.7)

Frontal lobe

5 (9.1)

 Posterior cerebral artery

2 (3.8)

Thalamus

1 (1.8)

 Posterior inferior cerebellar artery

3 (5.8)

Cerebellum

16 (29.1)

 Vertebrobasilar artery

11 (21.2)

Medulla

4 (7.3)

Multiple arteries

2 (3.8)

Pons

6 (10.9)

Small vessel disease

11 (21.2)

Hemorrhage

3 (5.5)

Embolic

12 (23.1)

Multiple

4 (7.3)

Undetermined

14 (26.9)

Otherc

10 (18.2)

  1. aPatients with ischemic stroke (n = 52) were included in the analysis.
  2. bPatients with both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke (n = 55) were included in the analysis.
  3. cIncluded basal ganglia, corona radiata, internal capsule, midbrain, temporal lobe.