Aetiologies of ischaemic strokes (TOAST classification)
| Large artery disease: 20 (21.3%) | Arterial dissection n=14 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moya-Moya disease n=3 | ||
| Significant carotid stenosis n=1 | ||
| Intracranial atheromatosis n=1 | ||
| Significant aortic atherosclerosis n=1 | ||
| Cardiac embolism: 35 (37.2%) | High risk of embolism : 15 | |
| Medium risk of embolism : 20 | ||
| (19/20 with PFO and ASIA) | ||
| Lacunar infarction: 5 (5.3%) | ||
| Other cause of ischaemic stroke: 9 (9.6%) | Haemostatic disturbances : 2 | |
| Antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome : 1 | ||
| Rendu-Osler disease : 1 | ||
| Behçet's disease : 1 | ||
| Cerebral arteritis : 3 | ||
| Eclampsia : 1 | ||
| Strokes of undetermined causes: 25 (26.6%) | ||