Table 1

Clinical and neuroradiological characteristics of patients with space occupying infarction of the middle cerebral artery at the time of admission and before surgery

VariableAdmissionPreoperatively
GCS, Glasgow coma scale.
GCS (median)118
Hemiplegia/severe hemiparesis83.3%83.9%
Aphasia51.4%47.1%
Anisocoria15.9%41.3%