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Demographic and clinical data characteristics
Age in years (mean ± SD)
59.59 ± 13.12
A2DS2 (mean ± SD)
4.26 ± 1.62
NIHSS(mean ± SD)
10.83 ± 5.53
MANN total (mean ± SD)
154.59 ± 43.66
Sex (no (%))
Male
60 (59.4%)
Female
41 (40.6%)
Habits (no (%))
No
64 (63.4%)
Smoking
35(34.7%)
Other drug abuse
2 (2.0%)
Occupation (no (%))
Not working
63 (62.4%)
Handedness (no (%))
Right
98 (97.0%)
Left
3 (3.0%)
Medical history (no (%))
Medical problem (DM, HTN, IHD, AF, and MI)
61 (60.4%)
Neurological problem
2 (2.0%)
Medical and neurological problem (epilepsy, TIA, and migraine)
21(20.8%)
Medication (no (%))
Drug affecting cough (ACE inhibitors)
23 (22.8%)
Drug not affecting cough
41 (40.6%)
CVS TYPE (no (%))
Arterial ischemic
87 (86.1%)
Arterial hemorrhagic
11 (10.9%)
Venous ischemic
2 (2.0%)
Venous hemorrhagic
1(1.0%)
CVS location (no (%))
Right anterior circulation
42 (41.6%)
Left anterior circulation
39 (38.6%)
Right posterior circulation
9 (8.9%)
Left posterior circulation
11(10.9%)
AF atrial fibrillations, ACE inhibitors angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, MI myocardial infarction, TIA transient ischemic attack
