Summary of clinical data for early consecutive 10 patients who were treated conservatively
| Patient | Age/sex | Site of occlusion | Haemorrhagic transformation | Final clinical outcome | Final radiological findings |
| 1 | 69/M | Rt ICA | − | SDis | Large basal ganglia infarct |
| 2 | 81/F | Rt MCA | + | SDis | Large MCA infarct, mild haemorrhage |
| 3 | 88/F | Rt ICA | − | D | Severe cerebral oedema |
| 4 | 83/F | Rt MCA | − | SDis | Large MCA infarct |
| 5 | 78/M | Lt ICA | − | SDis | Large basal ganglia infarct |
| 6 | 63/M | Lt MCA | − | SDis | Posterior MCA infarct |
| 7 | 77/F | Lt ICA | − | SDis | Medium MCA infarct |
| 8 | 87/M | Lt MCA | − | SDis | Medium MCA infarct |
| 9 | 70/M | Rt ICA | − | SDis | Large MCA infarct |
| 10 | 82/M | Rt ICA | + | D | Severe cerebral oedema and haemorrhage |
ICA=Internal carotid artery; MCA=middle cerebral artery; SDis=severely disabled; D=dead.