Research Article

Vascular Risk Factors, Imaging, and Outcomes in Transient Ischemic Attack/Ischemic Stroke Patients with Neuroimaging Evidence of Probable/Possible Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Table 2

MR imaging findings by status of CAA pattern in TIA/ischemic stroke patients.

VariableCAA pattern ()Without CAA pattern ()

Fazekas scale score, mean (IQR)a3.63 (2-5)2.61 (1-4)
CMB count (No., %)241 (82.3%)38 (2.9%)
CMB topography (No., %)
 Contex/grey-white junction
   mm156 (53.6%)1 (0.1%)
  Number 5-10 mm14 (4.8%)0 (0)
 Subcortical white matter
   mm47 (16.2%)1 (0.1%)
  Number 5-10 mm2 (0.7%)0 (0)
 Internal and external capsule
   mm6 (2.1%)12 (0.9%)
  Number 5-10 mm0 (0)0 (0)
 Cerebellum
   mm59 (20.3%)0 (0)
  Number 5-10 mm5 (1.7%)0 (0)
cSS count (No., %)95 (32.7%)42 (3.2%)
cSS topography (No., %)
 Frontal10 (3.4%)1 (0.1%)
 Parietal14 (4.8%)1 (0.1%)
 Temporal37 (12.7%)2 (0.2%)
 Occipital13 (4.5%)0 (0)
 Centrum semiovale6 (2.1%)0 (0)
 Cerebellum11 (3.8%)0 (0)

Abbreviations: CMB: cerebral microbleed; cSS: cortical superficial siderosis. aData were missing for 193 patients.