Age-specific clinical characteristics and outcome in patients over 60 years old with large hemispheric infarction.

Large hemispheric infarction patients over 60 years old were a little more than those aged ≤60 years and constitute more than half of those suffered from malignant brain edema and two thirds of in-hospital death and 3-month mortality. The elderly had more cardio-origin risk factors, received less aggressive hospital treatment, and showed higher risk of unfavorable outcome than the younger.