TABLE

Clinical and radiologic characteristics for 19 patients

Case	Age (y)/Sex	Occlusion Site	Treatment Thrombolytic Agents	Time to Reperfusion (h)	Initial Symptoms	Infarct on CT	Outcome
1	58/F	L M2	t-PA 7.2 IA	4.0	Hemiparesis, aphasia	3-cm frontal infarct	E
2	71/M	L M2	t-PA 7.2 IA	3.0	Hemiplegia, aphasia		E
3	79/F	R M1	PTA	3.3	Hemiplegia	2-cm basal ganglia infarct	G
4	81/M	R M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	4.8	Hemiparesis	2-cm basal ganglia infarct	G
5	74/F	R M2	t-PA 7.2 IA	2.5	Hemiplegia		E
6	86M	L M1	PTA	3.5	Hemiplegia, aphasia	4-cm basal ganglia infarct	F
7	58/F	L M2	t-PA 7.2 IA	3.3	Hemiplegia, aphasia	4-cm temporoparietal infarct	G
8	78/M	R M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	8.0	Hemiparesis	3-cm basal ganglia infarct	G
9	65/M	R M1	PTA	2.5	Hemiparesis	60% of the MCA territory	F
10	76/M	L M1	t-PA 7.2 IA	4.8	Hemiparesis, aphasia		E
11	72/F	L M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	5.5	Hemiplegia, aphasia	2-cm basal ganglia infarct	E
12	74/F	R M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	2.8	Hemiparesis	2-cm parietal infarct	E
13	71/M	L M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	2.8	Hemiplegia, aphasia		E
14	67/M	R M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	3.8	Hemiparesis	3-cm basal ganglia infarct	G
15	80/M	R M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	4.5	Hemiplegia	3-cm temporoparietal infarct	G
16	68/M	R M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	5.5	Hemiparesis	2-cm basal ganglia infarct	E
17	60/F	L M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	4.0	Hemiplegia, aphasia	3-cm basal ganglia infarct	E
18	49/M	R M1	PTA, t-PA 7.2 IA	6.9	Hemiparesis	2-cm temporoparietal infarct	E
19	58/F	L M2	t-PA 7.2 IA	3.3	Hemiplegia, aphasia	3-cm frontal infarct	E

Note.—L indicates left; R, right; t-PA, tissue plasminogen activator (mg); IA, intraarterial infusion; PTA, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; MCA, middle cerebral artery; E, excellent (complete recovery); G, good (partially recovered with self-care); F, fair (no neurologic change).