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Table 3 Postoperative clinical features of 106 adults with unilateral thalamic tumors

From: Surgical resection of unilateral thalamic tumors in adults: approaches and outcomes

Clinical featurea

Change of myodynamic muscle strength level

No. of patients (%)

Motor

  

 Improved

 

15 (14.2)

 

1 grade

5 (4.7)

 

2 grades

3 (2.8)

 No change

 

68 (64.1)

 Deteriorate

 

23 (21.7)

 

1 grade

7 (6.6)

 

2 grades

8 (7.5)

 

3 grades

5 (4.7)

 

4 grades

3 (2.8)

Sensory

  

 Improved

 

17 (16)

 No change

 

73 (68.9)

 Deteriorate

 

16 (15.1)

Visual function

  

 Improved

 

25 (23.6)

 No change

 

75 (70.8)

 Deteriorate

 

6 (5.7)

ICP

  

 Improved

 

60 (56.6)

 No change

 

40 (37.7)

 Deteriorate

 

6 (5.7)

Othersb

  

 Improved

 

30 (28.3)

 No change

 

60 (56.6)

 Deteriorate

 

16 (15.1)

  1. aCompared to preoperative clinical features, when the patients were discharged
  2. bOther symptoms included speech disorder, involuntary movement, spasticity, seizures, and behavioral problems. Lines in bold indicate total number of patients in that group