Operative complications and functional outcomes
| CT findings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Perioperative complications | Yes | No |
| Seizure* | 1 (ischaemia) | |
| Transient dysphasia | 1 (ischaemia) | 2 |
| Mental disturbance† | 1 | |
| Asymptomatic | 1 (ischaemia) | |
| 1 (contusion) | ||
| Visual loss in one eye‡ | 1 | |
| Perioperative death of unknown cause§ | 1 | |
| Other complications | ||
| Meningitis | 2 | |
| Chronic subdural hematoma | 3* | |
| Epidural haemorrhage by head pin penetration | 1 | |
| Functional outcomes | No of patients (in follow-up study) | |
|---|---|---|
| mRS | At discharge | After 3 years |
| mRS, modified Rankin Scale. | ||
| *One patient suffered seizure, minor infarction, and subdural hematoma. | ||
| †Cognitive function disorder lasting over 1 year after the operation. | ||
| ‡This patient lost sight in the left eye on the morning of the 3rd perioperative day. | ||
| §This patient suffered cardiopulmonary arrest on the 4th perioperative day | ||
| ¶Cerebellar infarction occurred 2 years after the operation. | ||
| **Massive putaminal haematoma occurred 1 year after treatment. | ||
| 0 | 62 | 62 (59) |
| 1 | 2 | 2 (2) |
| 2 | 1† | – |
| 3 | 1‡ | 1¶ |
| 4 | – | – |
| 5 | – | – |
| 6 | 1§ | 2 |