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Table 3 Postoperative clinical characteristics, complications and outcome

From: Intraventricular neuroepithelial tumors: surgical outcome, technical considerations and review of literature

Postoperative presentation % (N) or mean/median (SD/IR)

Ependymoma (13)

Subependymoma (21)

Central Neurocytoma (10)

GEC (1)

Total (45)

Gross total resection

84.6% (11)

100% (21)

90.0% (9)

100% (1/1)

93.3% (29)

New neurological deficits

Vigilance 7,.% (1)

Ataxia 15.4% (2)

Ataxia 14.3% (3)

Hemiparesis 20.0% (2)

Dysarthria 20.0% (2)

Tinnitus 10.0% (1)

Vigilance 10.0% (1)

0

26.6% (12)

New cranial nerve deficits

IX 7.7% (1)

XII 7.7% (1)

VII 4.8% (1)

IX 4.8% (1)

XII 4.8% (1)

0

0

11.1% (5)

Post-operative KPSS

90% (IR 70–100)

100% (IR 85–100)

90% (IR 87,5–100)

100%

90% (IR 80–100)

KPSS unchanged

61.5% (8)

38.1% (8)

60.0% (6)

0

48.9% (22)

KPSS declined

23.1% (3)

19.0% (4)

20.0% (2)

0

20.0% (9)

KPSS improved

15.4% (2)

42.9% (9)

20.0% (2)

100% (1)

31.1% (14)

Clavien Dindo Scale (CDG)

1 (IR 1–1,25)

1 (±IR 1–2)

2 (IR 1–3)

1

1 (IR 1–2)

Complications

CSF leakage 7.7% (1)

Ventriculitis/Meningitis 9.5% (2)

Death 4.8% (1)

Ventriculitis/ Meningitis 40.0% (4)

Ventr. entrapment 10.0% (1)

0

20.0% (9)

Shunt/cisternostomy dependency

15.4% (2)

4.8% (1)

30.0% (3)

0

13.3% (6)

Follow-up time in months

16.4 (±14,1)

316 (±33)

26,.4 (±36,9)

72

26,9 (±30.1)