Predictors of good outcome: three centre database search (n = 82)
| Good outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Present | Absent | OR (95% CI) |
| *Posterior circulation. | |||
| CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; TIA, transient ischaemic attack. | |||
| Age ⩽60 years | 31% (11/35) | 13% (6/47) | 3.1 (1.0 to 9.5) |
| Male sex | 27% (12/44) | 13% (5/38) | 2.5 (0.8 to 7.8) |
| Fluctuating stroke | 23% (3/13) | 20% (14/69) | 1.2 (0.3 to 4.9) |
| Progressive stroke | 10% (3/29) | 26% (14/53) | 0.3 (0.08 to 1.2) |
| Maximum from onset | 28% (11/40) | 14% (6/42) | 2.3 (0.8 to 6.9) |
| Coma | 21% (6/28) | 20% (11/54) | 1.1 (0.3 to 3.3) |
| Minor stroke | 31% (11/35) | 13% (6/47) | 3.1 (1.0 to 9.6) |
| Previous TIAs* | 25% (4/16) | 20% (13/66) | 1.4 (0.4 to 4.9) |
| Previous stroke* | 6% (1/16) | 24% (16/66) | 0.2 (0.03 to 1.7) |