Table 1.
Clinicopathologic features of patients with glioma and controls*
| Characteristic | Number of Patients† |
|---|---|
| A. Patients with glioblastoma multiforme | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 6 |
| Female | 4 |
| Average age | |
| Male | 52 (range, 30–62) |
| Female | 60 (range, 47–69) |
| Location of tumor | |
| Frontal | 2 |
| Parietal | 3 |
| Temporal | 4 |
| Occipital | 1 |
| Prior history of craniotomy, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy | 5 |
| B. Controls* | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 4 |
| Female | 2 |
| Average age | |
| Male | 41 (range, 33–52) |
| Female | 43 (range, 37–51) |
| Location of seizure focus | |
| Right | 5 |
| Left | 1 |
*
Control brain tissue was obtained from six patients undergoing temporal lobectomy for seizures.
†
Age is shown as an average value.