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Results of univariate analysis in 47 patients with thalamic haemorrhage according to early outcome |
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| Data |
Alive (n = 38) |
Dead (n = 9) |
P value |
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| Age, years, mean (SD) |
69.5 (10.9) |
80.2 (5.2) |
0.002 |
| Sex |
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| Male |
24 (88.9) |
3 (11.1) |
0.106 |
| Female |
14 (70) |
6 (30) |
0.371 |
| Valvular heart disease |
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| Absent |
38 (100) |
8 (17.4) |
0.191 |
| Present |
0 |
1 (100) |
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| Transient ischaemic attack |
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| Absent |
38 (100) |
8 (17.4) |
0.191 |
| Present |
0 |
1 (100) |
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| Obesity |
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| Absent |
36 (83.7) |
7 (16.7) |
0.160 |
| Present |
2 (50) |
1 (50) |
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| Hyperlipidemia |
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| Absent |
34 (85) |
6 (15) |
0.117 |
| Present |
4 (57.1) |
3 (42.9) |
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| Nausea, vomiting |
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| Absent |
29 (85.3) |
5 (14.7) |
0.198 |
| Present |
9 (69.2) |
4 (30.8) |
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| Altered consciousness |
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| Absent |
30 (93.8) |
2 (6.3) |
0.002 |
| Present |
8 (53.3) |
7 (46.7) |
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| Sensory deficit |
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| Absent |
9 (64.3) |
5 (35.7) |
0.074 |
| Present |
29 (87.9) |
4 (12.1) |
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| Lacunar syndrome |
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| Absent |
34 (79.1) |
9 (20.9) |
0.724 |
| Present |
4 (100) |
0 |
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| Intraventricular involvement |
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| Absent |
26 (96.3) |
1 (3.7) |
0.003 |
| Present |
12 (60) |
8 (40.5) |
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| Neurological complications |
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| Absent |
36 (90) |
4 (10) |
0.001 |
| Present |
2 (28.6) |
5 (71.4) |
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| Respiratory events |
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| Absent |
33 (84.6) |
6 (15.4) |
0.167 |
| Present |
5 (62.5) |
3 (37.5) |
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Data are n (%) unless otherwise stated. | |||
Arboix et al. BMC Neurology 2007 7:32 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-7-32 |
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