Table 4

 Stenotic degree of the distal vertebral artery in 102 patients with vertebral artery territory stroke

Hypoplastic (n = 48)Dominant (n = 26)Symmetric (n = 28)p Value
Values are number (%) of patients.
Ten patients with bilateral hypoplastic vertebral artery were excluded.
*By χ2 test.
Normal7 (14.6)23 (88.5)26 (92.9)<0.001*
Stenosis/occlusion41 (85.4)3 (11.5)2 (7.1)