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Table 13 Cases with and without preoperative convulsions compared regarding final study outcomes

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

 

Fits Pre

P

No

Yes

Number

Percentage (%)

Number

Percentage (%)

Speech 1 month Post

 No

16

94.1

10

100.0

1.0**

 Yes

1

5.9

0

0.0

Motor weakness 1 month Post

 None

16

94.1

8

80.0

0.12**

 G1

1

5.9

0

0.0

 G4

0

0.0

2

20.0

Markwalder grading scale Post

 0

12

70.6

5

50.0

0.395**

 1

4

23.5

5

50.0

 2

1

5.9

0

0.0

Mortality

 No

17

89.5

10

90.9

1.0**

 Yes

2

10.5

1

9.1

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