Patient’s age and survival in relation to stroke type
| Patients | Age | 6 month survival | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Mean | SD | n | % | |
| Shown are the distribution, age, and 6 month survival rate for different stroke types and locations for the study population of 65 patients aged 65 years and older with severe ischaemic (n = 46) or haemorrhagic (n = 19) stroke. | ||||||
| Ischaemic | 46 | 70.8 | 75.9 | 6.4 | 18 | 39.1 |
| <1/2 MCA territory | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 1/2–subtotal MCA territory | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Total MCA territory | 21 | 7 | ||||
| Posterior circulation | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Haemorrhagic | 19 | 29.2 | 75.4 | 5.2 | 8 | 42.1 |
| Supratentorial <10 ml | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Supratentorial 10–50 ml | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Supratentorial >50 ml | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Infratentorial | 4 | 2 | ||||