Table 1 clinical data of the patient cohort
From: Relationship between post-stroke dysphagia and pharyngeal sensory impairment
Demographics | |
Mean age in years ± SD | 71.9 ± 12.4 |
Men/women n(%) | 35 (61.4%)/22 (38.6%) |
Type of stroke, n (%) | |
Ischemia | 54 (94.7%) |
Hemorrhage | 2 (3.5%) |
Both | 1 (1.8%) |
Etiology, ischemic stroke, n (%) | |
Large artery atherosclerosis | 13 (22.8%) |
Cardioembolic | 18 (31.6%) |
Other etiology | 2 (3.5%) |
Unknown | 22 (38.6%) |
Etiology, hemorrhagic stroke, n (%) | |
Hypertension | 2 (3.5%) |
Other etiology | 1 (1.8%) |
Stroke severity | |
NIHSS, mean ± SD | 12.6 ± 5.9 |
mRS at discharge, mean ± SD | 3.6 ± 1.4 |
Interventions, n (%) | |
i.v. Thrombolysis | 20 (35.1%) |
Thrombectomy | 33 (57.9%) |
Craniotomy | 4 (7.0%) |
External ventricular drain | 4 (7.0%) |
Lesion location, n (%) | |
Supratentorial | 51 (89.5%) |
Infratentorial | 4 (7.0%) |
Multiple locations | 2 (3.5%) |
Lesion side n (%) | |
Left | 28 (49.1%) |
Right | 24 (42.1%) |
Both | 5 (8.8%) |
Intensive care treatment, n (%) | |
Intubation | 39 (68.4%) |
Tracheotomy | 2 (3.5%) |
Complications n (%) | |
Pneumonia | 22 (38.5%) |
Death | 3 (5.3%) |
Mean length of stay in days ± SD | |
Stroke unit/ICU | 7.5 ± 9.3 |
Total hospital | 16.8 ± 16.1 |