Table 2:

Angiography findings

FindingsNo. (%)
Left ICA NO60 (51.7)
Right ICA NO56 (48.3)
String sign34 (29.3)
Decreased diameter of the ipsilateral ICA82 (70.7)
Delayed arrival of contrast116 (100)
Ulceration58 (50)
Calcification69 (59.6)
Intracranial lesion12 (10.3)
Contralateral stenosis (%)
    70–9927 (23.3)
    1008 (6.9)
Collateral pathways
    Patent AcomA103 (88.8)
    Patent PcomA64 (55.2)
    Ophthalmic artery44 (37.9)
    Leptomeningeal artery29 (25)
Residual stenosis
    0%95 (81.9)
    1–30%14 (12.1)
    31–50%5 (4.3)
    51–70%2 (1.7)