Table 1 Clinical Presentation and Radiological Presentation and Mortality Outcomes of Patients with Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Uganda
Characteristic | Intradural | Extradural | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 51 (50) | 52 (50) | 103 | |
Men | 22 (41) | 32 (59) | 54 (52%) | 0.24 |
Age in year, Median (range) | 35 (18–84) | 44 (18–82) | 37 (18–84) | |
Age mean ± SD | 36 ± 14 | 44 ± 19 | 40 ± 17 | 0.016 |
Duration of illness in days (mean, +SD) | 175 ± 412 | 163 ± 319 | 223 ± 644 | 0.66 |
Duration of illness in days (median, Range) | 28 (1–5569) | 38 (2–1616) | 31 (1–5569) | |
Duration of illness in less than 30 days | 27 (53) | 24 (46) | 51 (50) | |
Duration of illness, weeks | ||||
● Acute ≤1 day | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | |
● Subacute ≤1 week | 5 (10) | 2 (4) | 7 (7) | |
● Prolonged > 1 week ≤1 month | 19 (37) | 22 (42) | 41 (40) | |
● Chronic > 1 month | 24 (47) | 28 (54) | 52 (50) | |
Level of the neurologic lesion | 0.99 | |||
● Quadriplegia / Quadriparesis | 15 (29) | 16 (31) | 31 (30) | |
● Paraplegia / Paraparesis | 36 (71) | 36 (69) | 72 (70) | |
HIV-infected | 17 (33) | 9 (17) | 26 (25) | 0.18 |
The severity of Injury by ASIA scale | ||||
● A-N | 22 (43) | 18 (35) | 40 (39) | 0.98 |
● Β-C N | 21 (41) | 24 (47) | 45 (44) | |
● D N | 8 (16) | 10 (19) | 18 (17) | |
Outcomes (after one year) | ||||
● Death | 13 (25) | 29 (56) | 42 (41) | 0.040 |
● Unknown | 7 (14) | 5 (10) | 12 (12) | |