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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to the clinical functional outcome

From: Prognostic nutritional index predicts clinical outcomes in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

 

Good Outcome

(N = 264)

Poor Outcome (N = 33)

P

Demographics

 Age, y, mean ± SD

34.2 ± 11.6

44.4 ± 16.3

< 0.001

 Female, n (%)

155(58.7)

23(69.7)

0.225

Possible Risk factors, n (%)

 Infections

66(25.9)

8(24.2)

0.839

 Pregnancy/postpartum

66(25.0)

7(21.2)

0.634

Clinical symptoms, n (%)

 Intracranial hypertension

175(66.3)

22(66.7)

0.965

 Seizure

74(28.0)

12(36.4)

0.320

 Coma

67(25.4)

23(69.7)

< 0.001

 Mental status disturbance

13(4.9)

4(12.1)

0.200

 Focal neurological deficitsa

86(32.6)

18(54.5)

0.013

Involved sinuses, n (%)

 Transverse sinuses

99(37.5)

12(36.4)

0.899

 Sigmoid sinuses

87(33.0)

9(27.3)

0.511

 Superior sagittal sinus

106(40.2)

13(39.4)

0.933

 Straight sinus

16(6.1)

6(18.2)

0.012

 Inferior sagittal sinus

18(6.8)

3(9.1)

0.904

 Deep CVT

9(3.4)

2(6.1)

0.786

Parenchymal lesion, n (%)

 Ischemic Infarction

40(15.2)

8(24.2)

0.181

 Intracerebral hemorrhage

54(20.5)

15(45.5)

0.001

Laboratory Examinations

 White Blood Cell, 109/L

9.6 ± 5.0

10.9 ± 5.5

0.165

 Lymphocyte count, ×109/L

1.6 ± 0.8

1.1 ± 0.5

< 0.001

 Serum albumin, g/dL

40.5 ± 5.0

37.4 ± 5.0

0.001

 PNI

49.3 ± 6.3

42.3 ± 6.1

< 0.001

Hospital treatment, n (%)

 Anticoagulation

262(99.2)

31(93.9)

0.062

 Endovascular Therapies

125(47.3)

19(57.6)

0.268

  1. CVT cerebral venous thrombosis; PNI prognostic nutritional index
  2. aFocal neurological deficits symptoms included hemiplegia and sensory changes