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Table 11 Cases with and without preoperative speech disturbance compared regarding final study outcomes

From: Surgical management of chronic subdural hematomas through single-burr hole craniostomy: is it sufficient?

 

Speech disturbance Pre

P

No

Yes

Number

Percentage (%)

Number

Percentage (%)

Speech 1 month Post

 No

21

100.0

5

83.3

0.22**

 Yes

0

0.0

1

16.7

Motor weakness 1 month Post

 None

18

85.7

6

100.0

1.0**

 G1

1

4.8

0

0.0

 G4

2

9.5

0

0.0

Markwalder grading scale Post

 0

14

66.7

3

50.0

0.71**

 1

6

28.6

3

50.0

 2

1

4.8

0

0.0

Mortality

 No

21

87.5

6

100.0

1.0**

 Yes

3

12.5

0

0.0

  1. Pre, preoperatively; Post, postoperatively; SD, standard deviation; G, grade
  2. *Student’s t test
  3. **Fisher exact test