Crossed cerebellar diaschisis after stroke detected noninvasively by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging

BMC Neuroscience

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of CCD (+) and CCD (−) subjects

Characteristics	ALL (51)	CCD + (17)	CCD − (34)	p value^a	p value
Age (year)	62.16 ± 12.16	62.5 ± 12.04	61.47 ± 13.10	0.78	/
Male sex-(%)	35 (68.6%)	10 (58.8%)	25 (73.5%)	0.286	/
Infarct volumne (mm³)	10559 ± 20431	23953 ± 30124	3861 ± 6242	0.006*	/
Stroke to SPECT imaging (d)	5.04 ± 3.83	5.27 ± 2.73	4.93 ± 4.30	0.131	/
Stroke to ASL imaging (d)	5.34 ± 3.00	5.82 ± 3.41	5.10 ± 2.79	0.596	/
Admission NIHSS	3.12 ± 2.16	4.29 ± 2.71	2.52 ± 1.61	0.021*	0.272^b
Discharge NIHSS	2.53 ± 2.19	4.00 ± 2.52	1.79 ± 1.64	0.002*	< 0.0001^{c, #}
AI_SPECT	0.07 ± 0.09	0.1 ± 0.08	0.02 ± 0.05	< 0.0001*	/
AI_ASL	0.09 ± 0.12	0.19 ± 0.10	0.03 ± 0.10	< 0.0001*	0.484^d

Values are mean ± standard deviation or number of patients
CCD, crossed cerebellar diaschisis; NIHSS, Initial National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; AI, asymmetry index; CBF, cerebral blood flow; SPECT, single-photon emission CT; ASL, arterial spin-labeling MR imaging
^{*, #} The significant level was defined as P < 0.05
^aComparison of parameters in CCD ( +) and CCD (−)
^b Comparison of NIHSS score at admission and discharge in CCD (+) subjects
^c Comparison of NIHSS score at admission and discharge in CCD (−) subjects
^dcomparison of AI_SPECT and AI_ASL

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