Table 1 Demographic characteristics.
Mean ± SD | Controls (n = 25) | TGA (n = 50) | P for group (Controls vs Total TGA) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hyperacute (n = 26) | Post-acute (n = 24) | ||||
Age (years) | 60.2 ± 5.8 | 60.6 ± 6.3 | 60.8 ± 6.8 | 60.4 ± 5.8 | 0.76 |
Education (years) | 9.8 ± 4.6 | 11.2 ± 3.6 | 10.2 ± 3.3 | 12.3 ± 3.7 | 0.16 |
Female, n (%) | 19 (76.0) | 42 (84.0) | 22 (84.6) | 20 (83.3) | 0.40 |
Risk factors | |||||
Hypertension, n (%) | 4 (16.0) | 14 (28.0) | 5 (19.2) | 9 (37.5) | 0.25 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 4 (16) | 3 (6.0) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (4.2) | 0.16 |
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 3 (12) | 10(20.0) | 4 (15.4) | 6 (25) | 0.39 |
Cardiac disease, n (%) | 2 (8.0) | 4 (8.0) | 1 (3.9) | 3 (12.5) | 1.0 |
Stroke, n (%) | 0 (0) | 3(6.0%) | 0 (0) | 3 (12.5) | 0.21 |
Migraine, n (%) | 0 (0) | 7(14%) | 5 (19.2) | 2 (8.3) | 0.05 |
TGA symptoms | |||||
Duration of TGA symptoms (min) | NA | 497.8 ± 313.5 | 513.0 ± 311.6 | 481.3 ± 321.7 | NA |
Time lapse from symptom onset to MRI scan (min) | NA | 689.6 ± 425.0 | 420.8 ± 231.1 | 1137.5 ± 260.3 | NA |
K-MMSE (during ER visit) | 28.6 ± 1.4 | 23.1 ± 3.2 | 22.8 ± 3.3 | 23.4 ± 3.2 | < 0.001* |
Time orientation | 4.9 ± 0.3 | 2.3 ± 1.6 | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 2.4 ± 1.8 | < 0.001* |
Place orientation | 5.0 ± 0.2 | 4.3 ± 0.8 | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 4.4 ± 0.7 | < 0.001* |
Registration | 3.0 ± 0 | 3.0 ± 0 | 3.0 ± 0 | 3.0 ± 0 | NA |
Attention and calculation | 4.5 ± 0.6 | 4.0 ± 1.1 | 4.2 ± 1.1 | 3.8 ± 1.2 | NA |
Recall | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 0.9 ± 1.0 | 0.9 ± 1.0 | 1.1 ± 0.9 | < 0.001* |
Language | 7.9 ± 0.3 | 7.7 ± 0.5 | 7.6 ± 0.5 | 7.7 ± 0.5 | 0.02 |
Interlocking pentagon drawing test | 1.0 ± 0 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.43 |
K-MMSE (72 h) | NA | 28.8 ± 1.2 | 28.5 ± 1.2 | 29.0 ± 1.2 | NA |
K-MMSE (3 months)a | NA | 29.5 ± 1.0 | 29.2 ± 1.3 | 29.8 ± 0.4 | NA |
