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. 2009 Sep 8;18(9):1157–1163. doi: 10.1007/s00520-009-0735-y

Table 6.

Documented neurological problems of patients with primary and secondary brain tumours on admission

Primary brain tumour Secondary brain tumour Other patients
Diagnosis (ICD) Reason for admission (free text) Diagnosis (ICD) Reason for admission (free text) Diagnosis (ICD) Reason for admission (free text)
Paresis 34% 2.6% 10.3% 2.1% 2.9% 0.3%
Seizures 18.6% 8.2% 6.1% 3.1% 0.5% 0.1%
Brain oedema 6.2% 5.2% 1.3% 1.7% 0.1% 0.1%