Table 4.
Dependence on different characteristics.
| Tumor area | Area w/o tumor | Tumor area vs. area w/o tumor | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapping 1 | Mapping 2 | Difference | Mapping 1 | Mapping 2 | Difference | |||||||
| Language near tumor | Total | 26 | 34 | p = 0.41 | +8 | p = 0.049 | 65 | 76 | p = 0.50 | +11 | p = 0.36 | p = 0.86 |
| Mean | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 1 | ||||||
| Language not near tumor | Total | 49 | 27 | p = 0.17 | −22 | 18 | 16 | p > 0.99 | −2 | p = 0.31 | ||
| Mean | 7 | 3.9 | −3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | −0.3 | ||||||
| Aphasia POD5-1 | Total | 32 | 28 | p = 0.77 | −4 | p = 0.42 | 47 | 57 | p = 0.40 | +10 | p = 0.62 | p = 0.77 |
| Mean | 3.6 | 3.1 | −0.4 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 1.1 | ||||||
| No aphasia POD5-1 | Total | 43 | 33 | p = 0.44 | −10 | 36 | 35 | p > 0.99 | −1 | p = 0.55 | ||
| Mean | 4.8 | 3.7 | −1.1 | 4 | 3.9 | −0.1 | ||||||
| Surgery-related deficit | Total | 14 | 15 | p = 0.14 | 1 | p = 0.25 | 27 | 30 | p > 0.99 | 3 | p = 0.63 | p = 0.24 |
| Mean | 4.9 | 3.1 | −1.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | ||||||
| Tumor-related deficit | Total | 45 | 33 | p > 0.99 | −12 | 35 | 31 | p = 0.88 | −4 | p > 0.99 | ||
| Mean | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Seizures | Total | 70 | 52 | p = 0.30 | −18 | p = 0.28 | 75 | 78 | p = 0.82 | 3 | p = 0.59 | p = 0.31 |
| Mean | 4.7 | 3.5 | −1.2 | 5 | 5.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
| No seizures | Total | 5 | 9 | p > 0.99 | 4 | 8 | 14 | p = 0.50 | 6 | p > 0.99 | ||
| Mean | 1.7 | 3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 2 | ||||||
The table shows overall language-negative stimulation sites (LNS) of the left hemisphere in dependence on different characteristics (POD5-1 = 5 days after first surgery).