Table 2

Risk factors (RFs) of patients who had an AIS and HS

RFsAISHS
NumberPer centNumberPer cent
Arteriopathy140
 Moyamoya11868.6085.71
 Dissection52.9110.71
 Vasculitis74.0721.43
 PVA10.5800
 Peripheral vascular disease10.5800
 AVM007251.43
 CM002820.00
 Aneurysm0064.29
 AVF0032.14
 Venous malformation of scalp0000
 Angiotelectasis10.5800
Cardiac disorders
 ASD10.5800
 VSD21.1600
 RHD10.5810.71
 Arrhythmia21.1600
 Hypertension21.1642.86
 KD10.580
 PDA10.5810.71
 Endocarditis10.5810.71
 DCM10.5800
 PFO10.5800
 Pulmonary artery stenosis10.5800
Chronic head and neck disorders
 Cerebral tumour21.1642.86
 Ventriculoperitoneal shunt0010.71
 Sturge-Weber syndrome0000
Acute head and neck disorders
 Nasosinusitis95.2300
 Mastoiditis10.5800
 Brain trauma42.3332.14
Chronic systemic conditions
 Connective tissue disease31.7400
 Iron-deficiency anaemia10.5800
 Down syndrome10.5800
 MELAS52.9100
Prothrombotic states0000
Acute systemic conditions
 Fever>48 hours10.5810.71
Unknown137.561913.57
  • AIS, arterial ischaemic stroke; ASD, atrial septal defect; AVF, arteriovenous fistula; AVM, arteriovenous malformation; CM, cavernous malformation; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; HS, haemorrhagic stroke; KD, Kawasaki disease; MELAS, mitochondrial encephalopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; PFO, patent foramen ovale; PVA, postvaricella arteriopathy; RHD, rheumatic heart disease; VSD, ventricular septal defect.