The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 4 Clinical presentations of hemorrhagic stroke in both group

From: Pediatric vs. adult stroke: comparative study in a tertiary referral hospital, Cairo, Egypt

Clinical presentations	Pediatric group 19 Patients	Adult group 27 Patients	p
Diffuse manifestations
Headache	13 (68.4%)	13 (48.1%)	0.172
Vomiting	9 (47.4%)	8 (29.6%)	0.220
Seizure	9 (47.4%)	3 (11.1%)	0.006*
Neck stiffness	4 (21.1%)	4 (14.8%)	0.583
Fever	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0.228
Altered conscious level	4 (21.1%)	8 (29.6%)	0.514
Dizziness	6 (31.6%)	6 (22.2%)	0.477
Focal manifestations
Aphasia	2 (10.5%)	5 (18.5%)	0.457
Dysarthria	1 (5.3%)	13 (48.1%)	0.002*
Neurologic–ophthalmologic signs^a	4 (21.1%)	2 (7.4%)	0.176
Facial palsy	4 (21.1%)	13 (48.1%)	0.061
Ataxia/ gait abnormality	3 (15.8%)	2 (7.4%)	0.368
Hemiparesis	9 (47.4%)	16 (59.3%)	0.425
Hemianesthesia	7 (36.8%)	14 (51.9%)	0.314
NIHSS, PedNIHSS
Mild (1–4)	4(21.0%)	8 (29.6%)	0.004*
Moderate (5–15)	8 (42.1%)	15 (55.6%)
Moderate to severe (16–20)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.8%)
Severe (21–42)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

By Chi square test
^aNeurologic–ophthalmologic signs (squint papilledema, visual field defect), *p value was significant

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