TABLE 3.
Qualitative MRI feature comparisons between MRI‐predicted ICP groups
MRI feature | MRI‐predicted ICP group; frequency (%) | P‐value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Predicted normal ICP | Predicted ICH | |||
Sulci effacement | Absent | 3 (13%) | 0 (0%) | .07 |
Present | 7 (30%) | 13 (57%) | ||
Transtentorial herniation | Absent | 10 (43%) | 6 (26%) | .008* |
Present | 0 (0%) | 7 (30%) | ||
Foramen magnum herniation | Absent | 10 (43%) | 8 (34%) | .04* |
Present | 0 (0%) | 5 (22%) | ||
Subfalcine herniation | Absent | 10 (43%) | 8 (34%) | .04* |
Present | 0 (0%) | 5 (22%) | ||
Lamina quadrigemina position | Rostral | 10 (43%) | 5 (22%) | .002* |
Caudal | 0 (0%) | 8 (34%) | ||
Perilesional edema | Absent | 6 (26%) | 0 (0%) | .002* |
Present | 4 (17%) | 13 (57%) | ||
Third ventricular compression | Absent | 8 (34%) | 2 (9%) | .003* |
Present | 2 (9%) | 11 (48%) | ||
Fourth ventricular compression | Absent | 10 (43%) | 10 (43%) | .22 |
Present | 0 (0%) | 3 (13%) | ||
Falx shift | Absent | 9 (39%) | 1 (4%) | .0001* |
Present | 1 (4%) | 12 (52%) |
Abbreviations: ICH, intracranial hypertension; ICP, intracranial pressure; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
Statistically significant: *P < .05.