Table 2. Summary of radiology features overall.
| Radiology features | Admission CT (n=44) | Early deaths (n=4) | MRI (n= 39) | Overall (n=44) | Association with poor outcome |
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| HCP present | n = 44 (100) | Treated a | n = 24 (62) | ||
| Severity | p=0.7 | ||||
| Mild | 11 (25) | 18 (75) | |||
| Moderate | 24 (55) | 6 (25) | |||
| Severe | 9 (21) | 2 (8) | |||
| Periventricular low density | 32 (73) | 9 (38) | |||
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| Communicating | 34 (77) | ||||
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| Non-communicating | 3 (7) | ||||
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| Uncertain b | 7 (16) | ||||
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| Enhancement present | n = 41 (96) | No contrast given | n =38 (100) c | p=0.6 | |
| Focal | 2 (5) | 4 (11) | |||
| Diffuse | 39 (95) | 34 (90) | |||
| Basal | 40 (98) | 35 (92) | |||
| Pre-contrast hyperdensity | 27 (66) | p=0.18 | |||
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| Infarcts present | 9 (20) | 4 (100) | 25 (64) | 29 (66) | p=0.01* |
| No. of vascular territories | p<0.001* | ||||
| 1 | 6 (67) | 0 | 12 (48) | 12 (41) | |
| 2 | 3 (33) | 0 | 6 (24) | 6 (21) | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 (16) | 4 (14) | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 1 (3) | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 1 (3) | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | |
| 7 | 0 | 4 (100) | 1 (4) | 4 (14) | |
| MCA | 7 (78) | 4 (100) | 23(92) | ||
| ACA | 1 (11) | 4 (100) | 5 (20) | ||
| PCA | 0 | 4 (100) | 3 (12) | ||
| Vertebrobasilar | 1 (1) | 4 (100) | 6 (24) | ||
| Infarct laterality | p<0.001* | ||||
| Unilateral | 6 (67) | 14 (56) | 14 (48) | ||
| Bilateral | 3 (33) | 4 (100) | 11 (44) | 15 (51) | |
| Infarct number | p=0.003* | ||||
| Single | 5 (56) | 9 (36) | 11 (38) | ||
| Multiple | 4 (44) | 4 (100) | 14 (56) | 18 (62) | |
| Infarct size | p<0.001* | ||||
| Small | 3 (33) | 0 | 10 (40) | 10 (35) | |
| Moderate | 6 (67) | 0 | 15 (60) | 16 (55) | |
| Large | 0 | 4 (100) | 0 | 3 (10) | |
| DWI infarct evolution | n= 23 | p=0.08 | |||
| Acute d | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | |||
| Old e | 20 (87) | 20 (87) | |||
| Mixed f | 2 (9) | 2 (9) | |||
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| Tuberculoma present | 3 (7) | No contrast | 23 (59) | p=0.04* | |
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| Tuberculoma number | p=0.98 | ||||
| Single | 1 (33) | 10 (44) | |||
| Multiple | 2 (67) | 13 (57) | |||
This table summarises the frequency of radiology features reported on admission CT scans, final CT scans of the 4 patients who died before 3 week MRI (Early deaths), on 3 week MRI, and early deaths combined with MRI findings (Overall). The associations between radiology features and poor 6 month clinical outcome are indicated. Data are presented as number (percent) of patients.
a
HCP was treated with EVDs or VPS,
b
4 of these patients had a dry tap and the air encephalogram could not be definitively performed, and 1 patient was thought to have bacterial meningitis and underwent an immediate shunt procedure
c
Only 38 patients received contrast
d
infarcts < 10 days old
e
infarcts > 14 days old,
f
combination of infarcts < 10 days and >10 days old