Group 1 (N = 50)

Group 2 (N = 30)

Extracranial plaque with < 50% stenosis

19 (38%)

4 (13.3%)

Unilateral plaque

12 (63.2%)

4 (100%)

Bilateral plaques

7 (36.8%)

zero

mean IMT

0.09 cm

0.08 cm

Intracranial < 50% stenosis

7 (87.5%)

3 (100%)

Intracranial > 50% stenosis

1 (12.5%)

zero

Single vessel disease

4 (50%)

2 (66.7%)

Multiple vessel disease

4 (50%)

1 (33.3%)

SBI MRI brain

18 (75%)

5 (23.8%)

Normal MRI brain

6 (25%)

16 (76.2%)

Single lesion in MRI brain

7 (38.9%)

zero

Multiple lesion in MRI brain

11 (61.1%)

5 (100%)