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. 2015 Aug 31;10(8):e0136795. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136795

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.