Table 1.
Characteristic | No. of patients (%) |
---|---|
Sex | |
male | 80 (52.2) |
female | 72 (47.7) |
Age at surgery (years) | |
mean | 10.7 |
0-3 | 5 (3.2) |
3-6 | 34 (22.3) |
7-10 | 66 (43.4) |
11-16 | 47 (30.9) |
Clinical symptoms | |
Headache | 114 (75) |
Vomiting | 78 (51.3) |
Raised ICP syndrome | 88 (57.8) |
Endocrine dysfunction | 118 (77.6) |
Visual impairment | 104 (68.4) |
Gait disturbances | 17 (11.1) |
Psychological disturbances | 22 (14.4) |
Other signs: pallor, aphasia | 14 (9.2) |
ICP - Intracranial Pressure.