Clinical Study
Prevalence, Comorbid Associations and Prognostic Value of the Hyperdense Middle Cerebral Artery Sign
Table 3
Initial deficit and disability associated with the presence of an HMCAS on NECT.
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Two-tailed -test (SSS) and Fisher’s exact test after linear regression analysis. SSS: Scandinavian Stroke Score [24]. Range from 2 in a maximally-impaired patient to 58 in a normal person. mRS: modified Rankin score. 0–2 (no–mild disability), 3-4 (significant disability), and 5-6 (high level disability or death). Dichotomized mRS ≤ 2 as favourable and mRS ≥ 2 as poor outcome. |