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Table 2 Clinical presentations of elderly patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms

From: Clinical characteristics of intracranial aneurysms in elderly patents over 70 years old: a retrospective observational study

Characteristics

All combined

%

Ruptured patients

176/290

60.7

Symptoms slow development

86/176

48,9

Headache

148/176

84.1

Unconsciousness

64/176

36.4

Vomiting

118/176

67.0

Dizziness

22/176

12.5

Hemiparesis

20/176

11.4

Seizure

4/176

2.3

Meningeal irritation

68/176

38.6

Cranial nerve deficit

22/176

12.5

Admission delay (SD)/hours

264.2 ± 914.0

GCS (SD)

11.9 ± 4.1

Good clinical presentation

130/176

73.9

  1. Elderly patients: age ≥ 70 years old; SD standard deviation; GCS Glasgow Coma Score; Good clinical presentation: Hunt-Hess grade (I-III)