Table 3.
Univariate analysis for evaluation of predictors of seizure recurrence in patients with solitary cysticercus granuloma
| Variable | Seizure recurrence | P value | Odds ratio | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (N = 103) | Yes (N = 19) | Lower | Upper | |||
| Age | 20.45 ± 11.598 | 17 ± 5.637 | 0.208 | – | –1.948 | 8.849 |
| Sex | 0.667 | 0.804 | 0.297 | 2.174 | ||
| Male | 65 (63.1%) | 11 (57.9%) | ||||
| Female | 38 (36.9%) | 8 (42.1%) | ||||
| Generalized seizures | 0.839 | 1.115 | 0.390 | 3.186 | ||
| Present | 68 (66.0%) | 13 (68.4%) | ||||
| Absent | 35 (34.0%) | 6 (31.6%) | ||||
| Status epilepticus | 0.355 | – | – | – | ||
| Present | 8 (7.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||||
| Absent | 95 (92.2%) | 19 (100%) | ||||
| Seizure frequency on presentation | 0.071 | 0.156 | 0.020 | 1.228 | ||
| < 3 | 76 (73.8%) | 18 (94.7%) | ||||
| > 3 | 27 (26.2%) | 1 (5.3%) | ||||
| Headache | 0.050 | 2.665 | 0.976 | 7.276 | ||
| Present | 26 (25.2%) | 9 (47.4%) | ||||
| Absent | 77 (74.8%) | 10 (52.6%) | ||||
| Todd's palsy | 0.612 | 0.580 | 0.069 | 4.866 | ||
| Present | 9 (8.7%) | 1 (5.3%) | ||||
| Absent | 94 (91.3%) | 18 (94.7%) | ||||
| Family history of seizures | 0.430 | 1.744 | 0.432 | 7.036 | ||
| Present | 10 (9.7%) | 3 (15.8%) | ||||
| Absent | 93 (90.3%) | 16 (84.2%) | ||||
| EEG abnormality | 0.014 | 3.708 | 1.248 | 11.021 | ||
| Present | 14 (13.6%) | 7 (36.8%) | ||||
| Absent | 89 (86.4%) | 12 (63.2%) | ||||
| Laterality | 0.198 | 0.509 | 0.179 | 1.442 | ||
| Right | 54 (52.4%) | 13 (68.4%) | ||||
| Left | 49 (47.6%) | 6 (31.6%) | ||||
| Lesion size | 0.013 | 3.556 | 1.249 | 10.121 | ||
| < 1 cm | 64 (62.1%) | 6 (31.6%) | ||||
| > 1 cm | 39 (37.9%) | 13 (68.4%) | ||||
| Scolex | 0.406 | 0.644 | 0.227 | 1.829 | ||
| Present | 43 (41.7%) | 6 (31.6%) | ||||
| Absent | 60 (58.3%) | 13 (68.4%) | ||||
| Moderate-to-severe perilesional edema | 0.116 | 2.866 | 0.783 | 10.493 | ||
| Present | 67 (65.0%) | 16 (84.2%) | ||||
| Absent | 36 (35.0%) | 3 (15.8%) | ||||
| Morphology of granuloma | 0.003 | 4.623 | 1.584 | 13.492 | ||
| Ring | 89 (86.4%) | 11 (57.9%) | ||||
| Disc | 14 (13.6%) | 8 (42.1%) | ||||
| Calcific transformation | 0.010 | 5.231 | 1.437 | 19.044 | ||
| Present | 52 (50.5%) | 16 (84.2%) | ||||
| Absent | 51 (49.5%) | 3 (15.8%) | ||||
CI = confidence interval; EEG = electroencephalography. Statistically significant P-values are depicted in bold.