Table 2

Characteristics of the 273 consecutive stroke patients in the validation study

CharacteristicsValues
Age, y, mean (range)72 (31–99)
Male sex, n (%)131 (48)
NIHSS at first screening, median (range)4 (0–24)
Haemorrhage, n (%)30 (11)
 Left sided17 (57)
TACI/PACI, n (%)130 (48)
 Left sided78 (60)
LACI, n (%)70 (26)
 Left sided32 (46)
POCI, n (%)43 (16)
IQCODE >50, n (%)107 (40)
  • IQCODE, Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly; LACI, lacunar infarction; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; PACI, partial anterior circulation infarction; POCI, posterior circulation infarction; TACI, total anterior circulation infarction; y, years.