Table 6.
Authors |
Number of patients (n = 157) |
Time of diagnosis | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Khawaja et al.a [5] | 4 patients | When anaesthetic effect wore off | 2 patients - markedly improved sensation |
2 patients - no improvements in sensation (significant altered sensation) | |||
Renton et al.b [12] | 2 patients | < 24 h | Full recovery |
1 patient | < 48 h | Full recovery | |
1 patient | < 72 h | No recovery | |
2 patients | 6 days | No recovery | |
1 patient | 12 days | No recovery | |
6 patients | 6 months | No recovery | |
7 patients | 7 - 12 months | No recovery | |
10 patients | > 12 months | No recovery | |
Biasiotta et al.b [19] | 37 patients | 2 months - 9 years | Not mentioned |
Deppe et al.a [31] | 2 patients | Immediately following operation | Full recovery |
Kubilius et al.a [32] | 68 patients | 2 - 48 hours | 65 patients - full recovery |
3 patients - no recovery | |||
Juodzbalys et al.b [33] | 16 patients | 10 - 52 h | 5 patients - full recovery of function |
5 patients - almost full recovery of function | |||
6 patients - not full recovery of function |
aFirst type articles.
bSecond type articles.