Table 3. The incidence of adverse symptomatic radiation effect.
Total 81, n (%) | Microhemorrhage +, n (%) | Microhemorrhge–, n (%) | p-value a | Time interval b | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Headache | 43 (53.1) | 30 (50) | 13 (61.9) | 0.448 | 15 (3–129) |
Dizziness or vertigo | 20 (24.7) | 12 (20) | 8 (38.1) | 0.140 | 16.5 (3–78) |
Sleepiness | 12 (14.8) | 10 (16.7) | 2 (9.5) | 0.722 | 30 (3–78) |
Skin problem | 13 (16.0) | 8 (13.3) | 5 (23.8) | 0.305 | 15 (3–51) |
Cognitive dysfunction | 24 (26.9) | 20 (33.3) | 4 (19.0) | 0.274 | 25.5 (6–129) |
Newly developed Seizure | 9/63 c (14.3) | 8/47 c (21.3) | 1/16 c (6.3) | 0.434 | 48 (9–108) |
Language dysfunction | 5 (6.2) | 5 (8.3) | 0 (0) | 0.320 | 15 (3–144) |
Motor weakness | 13 (16.0) | 9 (15.0) | 4 (19.0) | 0.733 | 30 (9–90) |
Sensory change | 3 (3.7) | 2 (3.3) | 1 (4.8) | 1.000 | 36 (30–51) |
Blurred vision | 8 (9.9) | 8 (13.3) | 0 (0) | 0.104 | 24 (6–114) |
a Statistical significance of the difference in the incidence of each symptom between the patients with an intracerebral hemorrhage and without an intracerebral hemorrhage
b Time interval from radiation therapy to symptom onset, median months (range)
c Eighteen patients who experienced seizure before radiation therapy were excluded from this analysis.