Table 1 Baseline Demographic Characteristics of 82 patients with suspected acute posterior ischemic stroke

Female Gender

43 (52)

Cardiovascular risk factors

Hypertension

28 (34)

Diabetes mellitus

33 (40)

Coronary artery disease

18 (22)

Atrial fibrillation

37 (45)

Smoking

34 (41)

Hypercholesterolemia

15 (18)

Presence of infarct on follow up imaging

69 (84)

Large vessel infarct*

63 (91)

Affected side on follow up imaging

Right

31 (45)

Left

25 (36)

Midline

5 (7)

Bilateral

8 (12)

Imaging follow up

MRI

57 (70)

CT

25 (30)