Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristics | Shunted patients | Stand-alone patients | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 11 | 6 | ||
| Age (years, median) | 15.8 (range 4.0-35.2) | 11.9 (range 3.6-17.2) | 0.2 | |
| Sex (F:M) | 9:2 | 4:2 | ||
| BMI | 24.5 (range 12.4-43.2) | 20.1 (range 14-29.7) | 0.3 | |
| Punctures (mean) | - | 3 (range 3-4) | ||
| Primarily with stand alone | 2 | - | ||
| Secondary shunted | - | 4 | ||
| Shunt duration (months, median) | 80.1 (range 16-294) | 10.7 (range 3-24) | ||
| Diagnosis | IIH | 4 | 4 | |
| PHH | 2 | |||
| MMC | 3 | |||
| MCM | 1 | |||
| Craniosynostosis | 1 | |||
| Tumor | 1 | |||
| Aqueductal stenosis | 1 | |||
BMI body mass index, IIH idiopathic intracranial hypertension, PHH posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus, MMC myelomeningocele, MCM megalencephaly-capillary malformation syndrome