Epidemiological features, lesion location, clinical features, and outcome data stratified by the occurrence of pneumonia
| No pneumonia (n = 56) | Pneumonia (n = 44) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data are given as mean (SD) or n (%). | |||
| Numbers of NIHSS items refer to severe clinical findings (corresponding to individual NIHSS scores of 2 or more). In case of “hemiparesis,” numbers of the NIHSS items “motor arm” and “motor leg” were added; hemiparesis was counted as severe if the sum score was ⩾6. | |||
| F, female; M, male; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health stroke scale. | |||
| Epidemiological features | |||
| Age (years) | 67.9 (12.9) | 70.0 (10.5) | NS |
| M/F | 33/23 | 28/16 | NS |
| Follow up during initial hospital stay (days) | 18.1 (9.2) | 19.1 (9.2) | NS |
| Lesion location | |||
| Middle cerebral artery, left | 30 (54%) | 23 (52%) | NS |
| Middle cerebral artery, right | 15 (27%) | 10 (23%) | NS |
| Middle cerebral artery + anterior cerebral artery, left | 1 (2%) | 3 (7%) | NS |
| Brain stem | 8 (14%) | 4 (9%) | NS |
| Internal capsule haemorrhage, left | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) | NS |
| Internal capsule haemorrhage, right (%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) | NS |
| Clinical features | |||
| NIHSS score | 10.3 (5.1) | 17.4 (4.9) | p<0.001 |
| Decreased consciousness | 2 (4%) | 19 (43%) | p<0.001 |
| Facial palsy | 18 (30%) | 29 (66%) | p<0.001 |
| Hemiparesis | 21 (38%) | 26 (59%) | p<0.05 |
| Dysarthria | 11 (20%) | 14 (32%) | NS |
| Aphasia | 14 (25%) | 24 (55%) | p<0.01 |
| Neglect | 8 (14%) | 8 (18%) | NS |
| Endotracheal intubation | 3 (5%) | 15 (34%) | p<0.001 |
| Nasogastric tube duration (days) | 4.9 (4.8) | 16.3 (7.2) | p<0.001 |
| Outcome | n = 48 | n = 39 | |
| Good | 13 (27%) | 4 (105) | |
| Moderate | 23 (48%) | 7 (18%) | p<0.001 |
| Bad | 12 (25%) | 28 (72%) | |