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. 2013 Dec 5;8(12):e80916. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080916

Table 1. Summary of the Demographic, Clinical, and Neuroradiological Features of the Patients.

Age 48±13 (range 72–19)
Sex M/F 21(35%)/39(65%)
Symptoms
seizures 30 (50%)
paresis 13 (22%)
dysesthesia 8 (13%)
aphasia 3 (5%)
none 6 (10%)
Handedness
Right 55 (91.6%)
Left 5 (8.3%)
Hemisphere
left 32 (53%)
right 28 (47%)
Site
Post-central 18 (30%)
Pre-central 12 (20%)
Frontal opercular 8 (13.3%)
SMA 6 (10%)
SMG - AG 7 (11.6%)
Middle frontal 3 (5%)
Posterior temporal 4 (6.6%)
Temporal opercular 2 (3.3%)
Median tumor volume cm3 59.6
<80 cm3 36 (53.3%)
>80 cm3 24 (46.7%)
Contrast enhancement
Yes 31 (52%)
No 29 (48%)
Cystic component
Yes 8 (13%)
No 52 (87%)
Pattern of extension
1- Single gyrus 4 (7%)
2- Single gyrus+WM 8 (13%)
3- Up to 3 gyri+long range WM tracts 29 (48%)
4- Exclusively in WM 1 3 (22%)
5- Lobar tumor 6(10%)
Type of margins
sharp 31 (52%)
diffuse 29 (48%)

SMA: supplementary motor area; SMG–AG: supramarginal gyrus-angular gyrus; WM: white matter.