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. 2019 Sep 4;14(9):e0221788. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221788

Table 3. Characteristics of mild traumatic brain injury patients according to surgical treatment.

Operation (Yes or No) Yes (n = 12) No (n = 210) P-value
Age, y, mean (± SD) 66.17 ± 11.87 49.66 ± 18.77 0.0034
Sex, male, n (%) 12 (100) 130 (61.9) 0.0075
High-degree CSO-PVS, n (%) 9 (75.0) 82 (39.0) 0.0138
High-degree BG-PVS, n (%) 5 (41.7) 33 (15.7) 0.0203
Initial subdural fluid 9 (75.0) 92 (43.8) 0.0348
Glasgow Coma Scale, n (%) 0.5337
13 0 (0) 17 (8.1)
14 0 (0) 3 (1.4)
15 12 (100) 190 (90.5)
Hypertension, n (%) 3 (25.0) 53 (25.2) 0.9778
Diabetes, n (%) 3 (25.0) 32 (15.2) 0.3713
Liver cirrhosis, n (%) 1 (8.3) 6 (2.9) 0.2911
Anti-thrombotic agent, n (%) 2 (16.6) 24 (11.4) 0.5878
WMH, Fazekas grade 0.4972
0 1(8.3) 21(10.0)
1 8 (66.7) 154 (73.3)
2 3 (25.0) 24 (11.4)
3 0 (0) 10 (4.8)

SD, standard deviation; CSO-PVS, centrum semiovale perivascular space; BG-PVS, basal ganglia perivascular space; WMH, white matter hyperintensity