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. 2011 May 24;5(5):e1152. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001152

Table 3. Pooled estimates of the percentage of manifestations among symptomatic NCC patients using random-effect binomial models.

Manifestation Age group
All Children Adults
Seizures/epilepsy 78.8% (65.1%; 89.7%) 78.9% (70.5%; 86.2%) 63.2% (51.9%; 73.8%)
Headaches 37.9% (23.3%; 53.7%) 27.7% (20.7%; 35.2%) 25.9% (10.7%; 45.0%)
Signs of Intracranial Pressure/Hydrocephalus/Papilledema 11.7% (6.0%; 18.9%) 22.7% (10.2%; 38.5%) 16.3% (5.3%; 31.8%)
Meningitis symptoms 7.9% (2.7%; 15.5%) 11.2% (5.2%; 19.0%) 5.6% (1.9%; 12.8%)*
Cranial nerve palsy 2.8% (0.1%; 14.5%)* 6.0% (0.6%; 16.2%) NA
Gait abnormality/ataxia 6.0% (1.9%; 12.1%) 2.4% (0.2%; 7.2%) 5.6% (1.9%; 12.8%)*
Focal deficits 16.0% (9.7%; 23.6%) 12.5% (7.6%; 18.4%) 11.8% (4.1%; 22.9%)
Visual changes 5.6% (1.1%; 13.5%) 3.5% (1.3%; 6.7%) NA
Altered mental state/psychiatric symptoms 4.5% (1.5%; 9.0%) 4.0% (0.5%; 13.4%)* 28.1% (0.5%; 74.9%)
Pyramidal signs NA 11.6% (0.0%; 42.9%) NA

*: One study with binomial 95%CI.

NA: No data Available.