General features of the patients
| Patient No/Age/Sex | Risk factors | Symptoms and signs | Other infarcts | Cause | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/69/M | HTA | Tinnitus+hearing loss; M(f, u, l)R; S(f, u, l)R | No | Atherothrombotic | Favourable M1 |
| HChol | OD; dysarthria+GA | ||||
| 2/78/F | No | M(f, u, l) R; HH; Npsy | Thalamus, L | Unknown | Persistent Npsy M1 |
| occipital, L | |||||
| 3/81/F | HTA | Headaches+V+nausea | cerebral peduncle, | Atherothrombotic | Favourable M1 |
| mild M (f, u, l) L; OD; dysarthria | R | ||||
| 4/78/M | DID | Headaches+nausea; HH; Npsy; OD; | Lacunes+ | Atherothrombotic | Favourable M1 |
| GA, LA, L | occipital, R | persistent mild GA | |||
| 5/46/M | Tobacco | Headaches+nausea+vomiting+V+tinnitus, | No | Atherothrombotic | Favourable |
| HChol | mild M(u) R; OD; GA+LA, R | M1 | |||
| 6/75/M | HTA | M(f) L; Npsy, | Lacunes | Atherothrombotic | Dependent M1 |
| DNID | GA+bilat LA+dysarthria | ||||
| 7/41/F | Tobacco | Headaches+cervicalgia; Transient M (u, l)L; HH | Occipital, R | Dissection ? | Favourable J3 |
| 8/50/M | No | Headaches+nausea; M(u, l)bilat; Npsy; dysarthria | Thalamus, L | Cardioemb(ASA) | Favourable J 7 |
| +essential thrombocythemia | |||||
| 9/36/M | No | Tinnitus+hearing loss; OD; GA+LA, R +dysarthria | No | ASA+PFO+antiphospholipid syndrome | J13 haemorrhagic transformation ⇒ |
| ventricular derivation | |||||
| Independent M4 | |||||
| 10/34/F | No | Nausea+vomiting+V; mild M (u)R; S (f)R | Rostral mesencephalic | Cardioembolic | Favourable M2 |
| SD; Npsy; GA+bilat LA | tegmentum | (PFO) | |||
| 11/76/M | No | V+nausea+vomiting; OD; GA, bilat LA | No | Cardioembolic | Favourable M1 |
| (ASA+PFO) | |||||
| 12/61/M | HTA HChol | M bilat f + M (u, l)R; S bilat f+(u, l)R; SD | Anterior sylvian infarct, bilat+lacunes | Cardioembolic (ventric.akinesia, L)+atherothrombotic. | Dependent M1 |
| 13/71/M | HTA | V+vomiting; mild M (u, l)L; S (f, u, l)L, | thalamic, R+ | Atherothrombotic | J8 persistant cerebellar dysfunction |
| HChol | Npsy; HH; OD | Temporo-occipital, L | |||
| Tobacco | GA+ LA, L+dysarthria | ||||
| 14/46/F | Tobacco | V+headaches; tinnitus; M (f, u, l)R; transient HH | Semi ovale centre | Cardioembolic | Favourable J10 |
| LA, R+dysarthria | (lacune) | (PFO) | |||
| 15/81/M | No | Decreased alertness; fluctuating bilat M (u, l); Npsy; | Thalamic, bilat+ | Horton’s disease+ | Dependent M1 |
| bilat LA | occipital, bilat | Polycythemia | |||
| 16/63/M | Tobacco | Headaches+V; OD, hearing loss; M (f, u)R | Occipital, R | Unknown | J14 favourable |
| S (u, l)R; OD; LA, R+dysarthria | |||||
| 17/75/M | No | Headaches+V+vomiting+hearing loss | No | Unknown | J2:coma, hydrocep |
| M(f, l)R; OD, SD; GA+ bilat LA+dysarthria | ⇒ craniotomia | ||||
| J15 favourable | |||||
| 18/72/M | HTA | S(l)R; GA + bilat LA | No | Horton’s disease | J14 favourable |
M=motor weakness; S=sensory disturbances; HH=homonymous hemianopia; L=Left side; R=Right side; f=face; u=upper limb; l=lower limb; Npsy=neuropsychological disturbances; V=vertigo; GA=gait ataxia; LA=limb ataxia, OD=oculomotor disturbances; SD=swallowing disturbances.