Table 3 Frequency of clinical symptoms in the selected 373 patients. 1Instability, dizziness, vertigo, etc. 2Blurred vision, phosphenes, scotomata, etc. 3Sensation of cold hands and/or feet, intolerance/unawareness of coldness/warmth. 4Incontinence/retention, urgency, frequency, etc. ALater during the analysis, grouped together as “Cognitive deterioration”. BLater during the analysis, grouped together as “Mood alterations”
Symptom | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Headache | 312 | 84 |
2. | Nausea and/or vomiting | 182 | 49 |
3. | Balance alterations1 | 268 | 72 |
4. | Difficulty swallowing | 141 | 38 |
5. | Visual alterations2 | 212 | 57 |
6. | Double vision | 58 | 16 |
7. | Tinnitus | 171 | 46 |
8. | Speech disordersA | 92 | 25 |
9. | Memory deteriorationA | 162 | 43 |
10. | Attention alterationA | 143 | 38 |
11. | SadnessB | 100 | 27 |
12. | AnxietyB | 45 | 12 |
13. | NervousnessB | 196 | 53 |
14. | Sleeplessness | 181 | 49 |
15. | Fatigue | 183 | 49 |
16. | Upper extremity pain | 167 | 45 |
17. | Lower extremity pain | 208 | 56 |
18. | Thoracic pain | 81 | 22 |
19. | Cervical pain | 268 | 72 |
20. | Thoracic back pain | 243 | 65 |
21. | Lumbosacral pain | 270 | 72 |
22. | Upper extremity numbness | 110 | 30 |
23. | Lower extremity numbness | 76 | 20 |
24. | Paresthesias | 262 | 70 |
25. | Alterations of temperature perception3 | 146 | 39 |
26. | Cramps | 44 | 12 |
27. | Upper extremity weakness | 182 | 49 |
28. | Lower extremity weakness | 175 | 47 |
29. | Sphincter alterations4 | 192 | 52 |
30. | Gait alteration | 170 | 46 |