Table 2 Comparison of multidimensional outcomes according to presence of headache in a trichotomized fashion in patients with unruptured iVBAD.
From: Significance of headache in intracranial vertebrobasilar artery dissections: an observational study
No headache (N = 69) | Concurrent headache (N = 111) | Isolated headache (N = 126) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DWI lesion | 52 (75.4%) | 91 (82.0%) | 3 (2.4%) | < 0.001 |
NIHSS | 2.0 [1.0–4.0] | 3.0 [1.0–4.0] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.487 |
Hemorrhagic endpoints | 11/57 (19.3%) | 16/94 (17.0%) | 25/104 (24.0%) | 0.460 |
Acute IA embolization | 9/69 (13.0%) | 12/111 (10.8%) | 16/126 (12.7%) | 0.872 |
Delayed IA embolization | 0/69 (0.0%) | 0/111 (0.0%) | 6/126 (4.8%) | 0.013 |
Aneurysmal enlargement | 4/59 (6.8%)) | 6/94 (6.4%) | 11/103 (10.7%) | 0.494 |
New SAH | 0/64 (0.0%) | 1/107 (0.9%) | 2/117 (1.7%) | 0.551 |
Ischemic endpoints | 10/69 (14.5%) | 27/111 (24.3%) | 4/126 (3.2%) | < 0.001 |
IA reperfusion | 1/69 (1.4%) | 3/111 (2.7%) | 0/126 (0.0%) | 0.187 |
END | 5/52 (9.6%) | 14/91 (15.4%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0.489 |
3m mRS 3–6 | 5/66 (7.6%) | 13 (11.9%) | 3 (2.6%) | 0.027 |
New ischemic stroke | 3/64 (4.7%) | 7/107 (6.5%) | 1/117 (0.9%) | 0.078 |
Dynamic arterial changes | 25/52 (48.1%) | 52/85 (61.2%) | 76/93 (81.7%) | < 0.001 |
Arterial healing | 22/50 (44.0%) | 45/82 (54.9%) | 64/89 (71.9) | 0.003 |
Aneurysmal enlargement | 4/59 (6.8%) | 6/94 (6.4%) | 11/103 (10.7%) | 0.494 |
New SAH | 0/64 (0.0%) | 1/107 (0.9%) | 2/117 (1.7%) | 0.551 |
