Table 2.
Pupil metrics before and after cerebral angiogram
| Variable | Pre angiogram (n=50) | Post angiogram (n=50) | P value* |
| NPi | |||
| Left eye | 4.29 (0.42) | 4.33 (0.38) | 0.612 |
| Right eye | 4.25 (0.75) | 4.25 (0.77) | 0.902 |
| Absolute difference in left and right eye NPi values | 0.05 (0.77) | 0.08 (0.67) | 0.621 |
| Resting pupil diameter | |||
| Left eye | 3.21 (1.07) | 2.19 (0.49) | 0.054 |
| Right eye | 3.07 (0.98) | 2.24 (0.53) | 0.699 |
| Latency | |||
| Left eye | 0.24 (0.05) | 0.25 (0.05) | 0.262 |
| Right eye | 0.25 (0.05) | 0.29 (0.19) | 0.140 |
| Constriction velocity | |||
| Left eye | 1.74 (0.90) | 1.54 (0.92) | 0.113 |
| Right eye | 1.58 (0.82) | 1.52 (0.80) | 0.737 |
| Constricted pupil diameter | |||
| Left eye | 3.22 (1.07) | 2.91 (0.95) | 0.028 |
| Right eye | 3.07 (0.98) | 3.02 (0.94) | 0.608 |
| % change in pupil diameter | |||
| Left eye | 23.21% (9.73) | 22.5% (10.85) | 0.635 |
| Right eye | 22.67% (9.75) | 23.31% (10.93) | 0.737 |
| Dilation velocity | |||
| Left eye | 0.72 (0.39) | 0.65 (0.41) | 0.259 |
| Right eye | 0.72 (0.39) | 0.64 (0.35) | 0.345 |
| PLR categorisation* | 0.321 | ||
| Left eye | |||
| Abnormal | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Normal | 49 (98%) | 50 (100%) | |
| Right eye | |||
| Abnormal | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | |
| Normal | 48 (96%) | 48 (96%) |
*The pupillary light reflex (PLR) is considered abnormal if the NPi value is <3.0.