Comparison between Ischemic Stroke Patients <50 Years and ≥50 Years Admitted to a Single Centre: The Bergen Stroke Study
Table 6
MRI findings among young and old patients with cerebral infarction.
Young patients
Old patients
P
MRI
89 (89)
848 (76.0)
.003
DWI positive
84 (93.3)
815 (96.7)
.13
Anterior circulation
68 (68)
812 (72.7)
.35
Posterior circulation
30 (30)
297 (26.6)
.48
Middle cerebral artery
66 (66)
790 (70.7)
.36
Anterior cerebral artery
3 (3)
37 (3.3)
1.00
Occipital
8 (8)
102 (9.1)
.86
Thalamus
3 (3)
79 (7.1)
.15
Mesencephalon
3 (3)
20 (1.8)
.43
Pons
2 (2)
64 (5.7)
.16
Medulla oblongata
5 (5)
24 (2.2)
.08
Cerebellum
11 (11)
87 (7.8)
.25
More than one artery domain
6 (6)
57 (5.1)
.54
Anterior and posterior circulation
2 (2)
35 (3.1)
.83
Bilateral middle cerebral arteries
4 (4)
22 (2)
.19
Leukoaraiosis (MRI)
7 (7.8)
424 (50.4)
<.001
Old infarctions (MRI)*
10 (10)
238 (21.3)
.006
Embolic infarction (MRI)
66 (79)
594 (73)
.30
Lacunar infarction (MRI)
18 (21)
223 (27)
.25
Data are expressed as mean or n (%). MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging.
*Including both silent and symptomatic infarctions.