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Table 4 Percentages of stroke recurrence of anterior or posterior circulation of intracranial vasculature versus ophthalmic artery flow change

From: Ophthalmic artery flow direction change predicts recurrence of ischemic stroke after carotid stenting: a longitudinal observational study

MCA

Blood flow direction change*

Recurrent stroke

Left and right  > 50% stenosis

 + 

100%

(25/25)

100%

(5/5)

Only left  > 50% stenosis

 + 

83.33%

(10/12)

50%

(4/8)

Left and right  < 50% stenosis

 + 

0%

(0/18)

0%

(0/19)

BA or VA  > 50% stenosis

 Yes

 + 

82.14%

(23/28)

45.45%

(5/11)

 No

 + 

44.44%

(12/27)

19.05%

(4/21)

  1. MCA Middle cerebral artery, MRA Magnetic Resonance Angiography, BA basilar artery, VA Vertebral artery
  2. *Ophthalmic artery flow change on the left