Table 3

Change in stroke type between first and recurrent stroke (number of episodes)

Recurrence\1stNL-CENL-NELIBH
NL-CE 173-150 750
NL-NE 4 333-150 93
LI 17 143-150 5
BH 041 113-150
Total22512919
  • 3-150 p<0.001; recurrence of the same type of stroke more often than other types.

  • NL-CE=non-lacunar cardioembolic infarction; NL-NE=non-lacunar non-cardioembolic infarction; LI=lacunar infarction; BH=brain hemorrhage; 1st and recurrence=the first and recurrent stroke type; respectively. Bold numbers indicate recurrent episodes of the same type of stroke as the first.