Our findings revealed several risk factors for pneumonia in patients with large infarction: age 80 (OR = 9, 578, 95% CI 3, 58 - 25, 67), GCS 13 (PR = 3, 06, 95% CI 2, 28 - 4, 12), NIHSS 12 (PR = 10, 87, 95% CI 3, 64 - 32, 57), ASPECTS 6 (PR = 1, 62, 95% CI 1, 29 - 2, 04), dysphagia (PR = 16, 22, 95% CI 2, 37-110.