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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg. 2015 Nov 27;124(6):1568–1577. doi: 10.3171/2015.5.JNS142788

Table 1.

Demographics and presenting symptoms of all participants

Variable Mean+SD Range
Age 62.1±12.6 30 – 86
Years of Education 13.5±2.5 8 – 20
Chronicity (years) 5.7± 6.3 0.6 – 38.5
Demographics of Participants by Lesion
vmPFC (n = 23) non-vmPFC (n = 47)
Variable Mean + SD Mean + SD
Age 68.6 ± 9.7 * 58.9 ± 12.7
Years of Education 13.2 ± 2.8 13.7 ± 2.3
Chronicity (years) 8.4 ± 8.8 * 4.3 ± 4.0
Presenting Complaint(s) by Lesion
vmPFC (n = 23) non-vmPFC (n = 47)
Personality Disturbance 17 (74%) Headache 12 (26%)
Anosmia 6 (26%) Visual Symptoms 9 (19%)
Visual Symptoms 5 (22%) Personality Disturbance 8(17%)
Memory Impairment 3 (13%) Seizure 7 (15%)
Confusion 2 (9%) Motor Disturbance 5 (11%)
Headache 2 (9%) Language Impairment 5 (11%)
Seizure 2 (9%) Imbalance 4 (9%)
Imbalance 1 (4%) Memory Impairment 4 (9%)
Incidental 1 (4%) Gait Abnormality 2 (4%)
Diplopia 2 (4%)
Dizziness 2(4%)
Confusion 2 (4%)
Vertigo 1 (2%)
Incidental 1 (2%)
Sensory Disturbance 3 (6%)
Hoarse Voice 1 (2%)
Spatial Disorientation 1(2%)
Depression 1(2%)
Eye Swelling 1(2%)
Syncope 1(2%)
Incontinence 1(2%)
Ataxia 1(2%)
Proptosis 1 (2%)

Abbreviations. SD: Standard Deviation.