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Table 1 Causes and types of radiological imaging studies

From: Cerebrovascular events in hemodialysis patients; a retrospective observational study

 

Ischemia

n (%)

Hemorrhage

n (%)

Small vessel disease n (%)

Normal imaging n (%)

Change of consciousness

16 (25)

8(32)

16 (33)

19 (15)

Imbalance, ataxia, paralysis, numbness

16 (25)

11 (44)

10 (20)

31 (25)

Headache

9 (14)

4 (16)

9(18,4)

38 (30)

Dizziness

10 (15)

5 (10,2)

17 (14)

Other: dysarthria, tinnitus, convulsions

14 (21)

2 (8)

9 (18,4)

20 (16)

Type of imaging

CT

25 (38)

23 (92)

25 (51)

88 (70)

CT + MRI

26 (40)

17 (35)

7 (6)

MRI

14 (22)

2 (8)

7 (14)

30 (24)

  1. Abbreviations: CT Computed tomography; MRI Magnetic resonance imaging