Subjective Cognitive Impairment, Depressive Symptoms, and Fatigue after a TIA or Transient Neurological Attack: A Prospective Study
Table 2
Baseline patient characteristics stratified by DWI result ().
DWI+ (n = 28)
DWI− (n = 75)
Women
8 (29)
29 (39)
0.34
Age, mean (SD)
66.7 (8.5)
65.6 (9.3)
0.60
Level of education, median (IQR)
5 (3)
5 (2)
0.10
TIA
23 (82)
42 (56)
0.01
Hypertension
25 (89)
60 (80)
0.27
Dyslipidemia
18 (64)
53 (71)
0.53
Diabetes mellitus
2 (7)
7 (9)
0.73
Atrial fibrillation
3 (11)
10 (13)
0.72
Smoking
13 (46)
17 (23)
0.02
Diffusion-weighted imaging lesions, total n
45
N/A
N/A
Lesion type
Small cortical
26 (58)
Small subcortical
14 (31)
Territorial
5 (11)
Fazekas score, median (IQR)
1 (1)
1 (1)
0.30
Lacunes
5 (18)
12 (16)
0.82
Territorial infarcts
2 (7)
8 (11)
0.59
Microbleeds (available for 72 patients)
1 (6)
6 (11)
0.49
Values are n (%) unless stated otherwise. For difference using Student’s t-test, χ2 test, or Mann–Whitney U test as appropriate. DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging; IQR: interquartile range; TIA: transient ischemic attack; N/A: not applicable.
