Characteristics of patients with multiple v single DWI lesions and of patients with a microangiopathy related imaging pattern compared to those without (*p<0.05; **p<0.001)
| Multiple DWI lesions in different vascular territories | Single DWI lesion or two lesions due to occlusion of the same small vessel | Microangiopathy related imaging pattern | Imaging not suggestive of microangiopathy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 9 | 84 | 36 | 57 |
| Age, years (range) | 55.9 (38–70)* | 66.7 (28–89) | 71.8 (47–88)** | 61.9 (28–89) |
| Gender | 8 men | 55 men | 19 men | 44 men |
| 1 woman | 29 women | 17 women* | 13 women | |
| Clinical syndrome | 3 LACS | 38 LACS | 12 LACS | 29 LACS |
| 6 POCS | 31 POCS | 14 POCS | 23 POCS | |
| 14 PACS | 10 PACS | 4 PACS | ||
| 1 TACS | 1 TACS | |||
| Hypertension | 7 (77.8%) | 60 (71.4%) | 31 (86.1%)* | 36 (63.2%) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 5 (55.6%) | 47 (55.9%) | 24 (66.7%) | 28 (49.1%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (33.3%) | 27 (32.1%) | 14 (38.9%) | 16 (28.1%) |
| Smoking | 5 (55.6%) | 21 (25.0%) | 10 (27.8%) | 26 (45.6%) |
| Large artery disease | 4 (44.4%) | 37 (44.0%) | 16 (44.4%) | 25 (43.9%) |
| Possible source of cardiac embolism | 5 (55.6%)* | 20 (23.8%) | 6 (16.7%) | 19 (33.3%) |