Research Article
Characteristics and Outcomes of Younger Adults with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS): A Retrospective Study
Table 2
Clinical outcomes in younger (≤ 50 years) vs. older (>50 years) patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS).
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ESUS, embolic stroke of undetermined source; IQR, interquartile range; mRS, modified rankin scale; NIHSS, national institutes of health stroke scale; LOS, length of stay. ∗Poor outcome is defined as mRS >2 [neurological disability] or mortality at discharge. mRS scores range from 0 (no neurologic deficit) to 6 (death). †NIHSS scores range from 0 (normal function) to 42 (death), with higher scores indicating a greater neurological deficit. |