Clinical predictors of recanalisation
| Characteristic | Recanalisation | p Value univariate | p Value multivariate | Total (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMI 0 or 1 | TIMI 2 or 3 | ||||
| NIHSSS, National Institutes of Heath stroke scale score; TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction grade; VA, vertebral artery. | |||||
| No of patients | 8 (20%) | 32 (80%) | 40 | ||
| Age ⩽60 | 5 (25%) | 15 (75%) | NS | 20 | |
| Age >60 | 3 (15%) | 17 (85%) | 20 | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 2 (10%) | 20 (90%) | NS | 22 | |
| Female | 6 (33%) | 12 (67%) | 18 | ||
| NIHSSS on admission | |||||
| ⩽20 | 4 (22%) | 18 (78%) | NS | 22 | |
| >20 | 4 (29%) | 14 (71%) | 18 | ||
| Coma | |||||
| Yes | 5 (33%) | 10 (66%) | NS | 15 | |
| No | 3 (12%) | 22 (88%) | 25 | ||
| Quadriplegia | |||||
| Yes | 5 (31%) | 11 (69%) | NS | 16 | |
| No | 3 (12%) | 21 (88%) | 24 | ||
| Time to treatment | |||||
| ⩽6 hours | 3 (10%) | 26 (90%) | 0.011 | 0.003 | 29 |
| >6 hours | 5 (45%) | 6 (55%) | 11 | ||
| Stroke aetiology | |||||
| Cardioembolic | 1 (9%) | 11 (91%) | 12 | ||
| Unknown | 2 (20%) | 8 (80%) | NS | 10 | |
| Large artery disease | 3 (21%) | 11 (79%) | 14 | ||
| VA dissection | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | 4 | ||