Effect of infarct location and volume on cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients with acute insular cerebral infarction

Table 2 Comparison of different infarct sites between the two groups

Variable	Cognitive impairment group, n = 58	Non-cognitive impairment group, n = 40	χ2	P value
Basal ganglia	41 (70.69)	14 (35.23)	12.245	< 0.001
Cortical layer	5 (9.39)	5 (11.95)	0.081	0.776
Brain stem	4 (6.56)	4 (9.00)	0.31	0.86
Cerebellum	5 (9.00)	4 (11.00)	0.015	0.902
Thalamus	23 (39.66)	7 (17.13)	5.471	0.019
Mix	7 (12.83)	6 (15.69)	0.177	0.674

Data are n (%).