Table 1.
Patient characteristics, monitoring and functional outcome
| Patient No. | Age range | Comorbidity | SAB grade (WFNS) | Aneurysm location | Side | Probe placement | SEP monitoring | Pathological SEP? | Vasospasm/related neurological deficite? | mRS at discharge | mRS at 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | AH | V | AcoA | L | temporal | Posterior tibial nerve | yes | no | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | AH | II | ACA | R | temporal | n.a. | n.a. | yes/no | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | AH | III | AcoA | L | frontal | Posterior tibial nerve | yes | yes/no | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | none | II | ACA | R | temporal | Posterior tibial nerve | no | yes/no | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | none | IV | AcoA | R | frontal | Posterior tibial nerve | yes | no | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | AH | II | MCA | R | temporal | Median nerve | no | no | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | none | IV | MCA | L | temporal | Median nerve | yes | no | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | AH | II | AcoA | L | temporal | Posterior tibial nerve | no | no | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | AH | V | AcoA | L | frontal | Posterior tibial nerve | yes | yes/yes | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | 2 | AH | III | MCA | R | temporal | Median nerve | yes | yes/no | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | 3 | AH | IV | MCA | R | temporal | Median nerve | no | yes/no | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | AH, CAD, HI | V | MCA | L | temporal | n.a. | n.a. | no | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | 2 | AH | II | MCA | R | frontal | Median nerve | yes | yes/no | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 | AH | III | MCA | L | temporal | Median nerve | yes | yes/yes | 3 | 3 |
Age range (years) 1 = 40–49, 2 = 50–59, 3 = 60–69, 4 = 80–85. AcoA anterior communicating artery, ACA anterior cerebral artery, MCA middle cerebral artery, AH arterial hypertension, CAD coronary artery disease, HI heart insufficiency, mRS modified Rankin Scale, WFNS World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies