Table 1:

Patient characteristics and hemodynamic impairment in hemispheres distal to stenoses

Patient No./Age (y)/SexCerebrovascular HistoryVascular PathologyHemodynamic Impairment in Hemispheres Distal to Stenoses
Defined by Normal RangesDefined by % Change
CBV (mL/100 g)MTT (s)CBFMTT
1/81/MAsymptomaticStenotic right ICA, 95%
2/61/FAsymptomaticStenotic left MCA, 70%5.5, prolonged
3/83/MAsymptomaticStenotic left ICA, 95%6.1, increased6.3, prolonged
4/54/MAsymptomaticStenotic left ICA, 75%5.1, prolonged3.2
5/64/FAsymptomaticStenotic left MCA, 90%
6/63/FTIAOccluded left MCA
7/49/MTIAOccluded left MCA6.0
8/73/MTIAOccluded left ICA5.5, prolonged
9/73/MTIAOccluded left MCA6.8, prolonged
10/58/MTIAOccluded right MCA
11/75/MTIAStenotic right ICA, 75%
12/68/MTIAOccluded right ICA8.9, prolonged−20.814.3
13/82/FRINDStenotic right ICA, 95%19.8
14/74/FMinor strokeOccluded right MCA6.2, prolonged−25.758.4
15/66/FMinor strokeStenotic left MCA, 70%−31.693.7
  • Note:—CBV indicates cerebral blood volume; CBF, cerebral blood flow; MTT, mean transit time. TIA, transient ischemic attack; RIND, reversible ischemic neurologic deficits; ICA, internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery.