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

Table 4. Outcome Based on Clinical, Demographic, and MRI Variables.

Variable EOR ?2 Post-SurgeryRankin ?2 Follow-up Rankin ?2
Sex 0.38 0.55 0.35
Age 0.33 0.41 0.63
Localization 0.26 0.33 0.95
Sharp margins POS <0.01 0.10 POS <0.01
Volume neg <0.01 0.17 0.29
C. E. 0.20 0.09 neg 0.02
Cystic POS <0.01 0.56 0.41
MRI index >2 neg <0.01 0.55 0.82
Symptoms Paresis neg/Seizure POS <0.01 Paresis neg/Seizure POS <0.01 Paresis neg/Seizure POS <0.01
Steroid 0.06 0.07 0.28
WHO 0.12 0.21 IV neg <0.01
Preoperative RMS neg 0.02 0.30 0.10
FI- cort neg <0.01 0.42 neg 0.02
SC-pos-STIM 0.06 0.08 0.42

Outcome POS/NEG = χ2 (significant: P<0.05); POS = positive outcome factor, NEG = negative outcome factor.

P in bold: significant P<0.05; Bonferroni corrected for multiple comparison.

FI: infiltrated functional cortex.