Research Article

Stroke Subtype Clustering by Multifractal Bayesian Denoising with Fuzzy Means and -Means Algorithms

Table 2

Stroke dataset.

Number of stroke subtypes/TOASTMain heading of attributesData size

No stroke/TIA (167) 
Large vessel (481) 
Small vessel (228) 
Cardioembolic (689) 
Cryptogenic (528) 
Dissection (59) 
Other (52)
Demographic information 
(Age, gender) 
Medical history 
(HTN, hyperlip, DM, 
H/O stroke/TIA, AtrialFib, CAD, CHF, PAD/carotid 
disease, tobacco, ETOH) 
Results of laboratory test 
(mRS 90 days, hemorrhagic conversion,  
NIHSS admission, TPA) 
Treatment and medication data 
(Statin, antiHTN, antidiabetic, 
antiplatelet, anticoagulation, CT perfusion, 
neurointervention)

TOAST: type/etiology of stroke; TIA: ischemic attack; HTN: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; CAD: coronary artery disease; AtrialFib: atrial fibrillation stroke; CAD: coronary artery disease; CHF: congestive heart failure; PAD/carotid disease: peripheral artery disease; NIHSS 90 days: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale 90-day mortality; CT perfusion: computer tomography perfusion, ETOH: alcohol; antiHTN: antihypertensive drugs after acute ischemic stroke; NIHSS discharge: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; H/O stroke/TIA: history of transient ischemic attack.