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Symptoms n (%) Unilateral weakness 6 (60) Unilateral numbness 2 (20) Loss of speech 3 (30) Loss of consciousness 5 (50) Altered level of consciousness 2 (20) Sudden vertigo 1 (10) Sudden balance problems 1 (10) Sudden severe headache 7 (70) Seizure/fit 2 (20) Vomiting 2 (20) Complications n (%) Seizures 2 (20) Pneumonia 2 (20) Urinary tract infections 4 (40) Sepsis 2 (20) Bedsores 1 (10) Gastrostomy tube placement 2 (20) Tracheostomy tube placement 3 (30) Limb contractures 1 (10) Death 2 (20) - Table 3
Comparative analysis according to the age, duration of symptoms, and Glasgow Coma Scale.
Outcomes Age Duration of symptoms Glasgow Coma Scale Discharge disposition < 60 years >60 years P-value <6 hours >6 hours P-value <8 8-12 13-15 P-value To home 20% 80% 0.06 50% 50% 0.15 20% 75% 100% 0.31 To inpatient rehabilitation 20% 0 0 25% 0 25% 0 To long term facility/nursing home 0 20% 16.7% 0 20% 0 0 Admitted at 3 months 20% 0 0 25% 20% 0 0 Dead 40% 0 33.3% 0 40% 0 0 Modified Rankin scale at discharge 0–2 20% 40% 0.19 16.7% 50% 0.23 0 75% 0 0.05 3–5 40% 60% 50% 50% 60% 25% 100% 6 (death) 40% 0 33.3% 0 40% 0 0 Modified Rankin scale at 3 months 0–2 0 20% 0.13 0 25% 0.16 0 25% 0 0.03 3–5 20% 60% 50% 25% 60% 0 100% 6 (death) 40% 0 33.3% 0 40% 0 0 No follow up 40% 20% 16.7% 50% 0 75% 0 P-value of < 0.05 was considered significant