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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Elevation of brain-enriched miRNAs in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with acute ischemic stroke

Characteristics

Stroke (n = 21)

Mean (range) or n (%)

Control (n = 21)

Mean (range) or n (%)

Age (years)

66.6 (47–78)

66.0 (31–86)

Male sex

12 (57.1)

13 (61.9)

NIHSS

2.5 (0–10)

-

Infarct (cm3)

6.7 (0.3–32.4)

-

SAO

11 (52.4)

-

LAA

5 (23.8)

-

CE

2 (9.5)

-

U

3 (14.3)

-

Dementia

-

7 (33.3)

MCI

-

2 (9.5)

Multiple sclerosis

-

1 (4.8)

ALS

-

1 (4.8)

No CNS disease

-

10 (47.6)

  1. NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, SAO stroke caused by small-artery occlusion LAA, stroke caused by large-artery atherosclerosis, CE stroke caused by cardioembolism, U stroke of undetermined etiology,MCI mild cognitive impairment, ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, No CNS disease patients with no evidence of disease in the central nervous system (benign headache, Bell’s palsy, polyneuropathy, restless legs or lower back pain)