Clinical Utility of Serum Holotranscobalamin Measurements in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke

Table 1

Characteristics of the first-ever stroke patients in this study.

Characteristics	Patients with ischemic stroke; ()
Age, median years [Q1–Q3]	71 [59–78]
Sex, % male ()	62.3 (81)
Clinical presentations, % ()
Hemiparesis/hemiplegia/weakness
Left	31.5 (41)
Right	16.2 (21)
Bilateral	1.5 (2)
Dysarthria	27.7 (36)
Dizziness	16.2 (21)
Mental change	10.0 (13)
Amnesia	1.5 (2)
Involved brain region, % ()
Frontal lobe	23.1 (30)
Temporal lobe	22.3 (29)
Parietal lobe	16.2 (21)
Occipital lobe	12.3 (16)
Basal ganglia	14.6 (19)
Corona radiata	13.8 (18)
Pons	13.1 (17)
Cerebellum	17.7 (23)
Brain atrophy, % ()	6.9 (9)
NIHSS, median [Q1–Q3]	2 [1–5.25]
mRS, median [Q1–Q3]	4 [2–4]

Abbreviations: NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; mRS: modified Rankin Scale.