Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics including location and histopathology of gliomas
| Characteristic | Patients | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age ± standard deviation | 47.96 ± 15.87 | |
| History of the patients | ||
| Headache | 21 | 84 |
| First, single epileptic attack | 12 | 48 |
| More than one epileptic seizure | 6 | 24 |
| Numbness | 8 | 32 |
| Motor deficit | 4 | 16 |
| Smoking | 6 | 24 |
| Regular alcohol intake | 1 | 4 |
| Obesity | 4 | 16 |
| Arterial hypertension | 8 | 32 |
| Atherosclerosis | 5 | 20 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 1 | 4 |
| Beta-blockers | 2 | 8 |
| Anticonvulsants | 10 | 40 |
| ACEI | 2 | 8 |
| Calcium channel blockers | 1 | 4 |
| Diuretics | 5 | 20 |
| Statins | 1 | 4 |
| Steroids | 8 | 32 |
| ASA I class | 12 | 48 |
| ASA II class | 11 | 44 |
| ASA III class | 2 | 8 |
| Tumor grade | ||
| WHO II | 17 | 68 |
| WHO III | 4 | 16 |
| WHO IV | 4 | 16 |
| Location in the left hemisphere | ||
| Frontal lobe | 6 | 24 |
| Temporal lobe | 7 | 28 |
| Parietal lobe | 1 | 4 |
| Multilobar insula involving | 10 | 40 |
| Tumor size | ||
| ≥ 5 cm | 19 | 76 |
| < 5 cm | 6 | 24 |