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Table 1 Demographics of all subjects

From: Dynamic changes in glymphatic function in reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

 

RCVS subjects

Healthy controls

Total number of subjects

138

42

Total number of MR scans

180

42

Clinical characteristics

 Age (y)

46.8 ± 11.8

46.0 ± 4.5

 Number of females

128 (92.7%)

35 (83.3%)

 Menopausea

81 (69.2%)

23 (65.7%)

Symptoms at disease onset

 Thunderclap headache

138 (100%)

-

 Seizure

0

-

Headache characteristics

 Nausea/vomiting

26 (18.8%)

-

 Unilaterality

107 (77.5%)

-

 Pulsating

60 (43.5%)

-

 Photophobia

22 (15.9%)

-

 Phonophobia

43 (31.2%)

-

Timing intervals

 MR to headache questionnaire interval (days, n = 117)

0

-

 MRI to TCCS interval (days, n = 131)

3.4 ± 2.1

-

  1. MR Magnetic resonance, MRI Magnetic resonance imaging, n Number(s), RCVS Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome, TCCS Transcranial color-coded duplex sonography, y Year(s)
  2. aThe percentages were calculated as subjects with menopause divided by the number of female subjects (n = 117 for RCVS with complete questionnaire; n = 35 for HCs)