Table 3 Table with descriptive statistics of the case series of institute 2.

From: MER and increased operative time are not risk factors for the formation of pneumocephalus during DBS

Parameter

Gender, n [%]

10 females [52.4%]; 11 males [47.6%]

Age, years [median; IQR]

62; 12

Unilateral vs. bilateral, n [%]

2 unilateral [9.5%]; 19 bilateral [90.5%]

Target, n [%]

13 STN [57.1%]; 8 GPI [42.9%]

Volume, cm3 [median; IQR]

25.90; 23.55

Time, min [mean ± SD]

177.43 ± 8.55

  1. Differently from the other center, all cases underwent MER with 3 tracks, and were performed with the patients awake. STN subthalamic nucleus; GPI globus pallidus internus; IQR interquartile range; SD standard deviation.
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