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. 2012 Dec 5;87(6):985–988. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0459

Table 1.

Comparison of patients with enlarged ONS diameter (≥ 4.3 mm) with patients with normal ONS diameter (< 4.3 mm)

Enlarged ONS diameter (%) Normal ONS diameter (%) P value
All patients (N = 112) 55 (49) 57 (51)
Papilledema present 25 (45) 2 (4)
Median CSF opening pressure (N = 46) 220 mmCSF (N = 17) 160 mmCSF (N = 29) 0.002*
Deaths 9 (16) 11 (19) 0.9
Neurological sequelae in survivors 7/46 (15) 2/46 (4) < 0.05
Median BCS on admission 1 2 0.67
Mean time to BCS three (hours) 39 22 0.07*
Mean time to BCS five (hours) 50 37 0.11*
Fits on admission (N = 107) 16 (31) 9 (16) 0.07
Fits during admission (N = 107) 23 (45) 17 (30) 0.11
*

Student t test.

χ2 test.

Fisher exact test.

Significant P values are in bold.