Summary of patient characteristics
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Median age at operation | 6.8 ± 3.4 y |
| Range | 2.7–14 y |
| Sex | |
| 10 Males/5 females | M/F ratio = 2 |
| Ethnic origin | |
| Caucasian | 11 |
| North African | 2 |
| Sub-Saharan African | 1 |
| Asian | 1 |
| Etiology | |
| Disease | 8 |
| NF-1 | 5 |
| Down syndrome | 1 |
| CBL gene mutation | 1 |
| Modality of revelation | |
| Ischemic stroke | 5 |
| TIA | 3 |
| MRI follow-up NF-1 | 3 |
| ICH | 3 |
| Headaches | 1 |
| Clinical symptoms | |
| Neurologic deficits | 6 |
| Partial | 4 |
| Severe | 2 |
| Headaches | 6 |
| Epilepsy | 3 |
| No symptoms | 3 |
| Preoperative stroke on MRI | |
| No stroke | 6 |
| Single territory | 5 |
| Multiple territory | 1 |
| ICH/IVH | 3 |
| Surgery (multiple burr-holes) | |
| Bilateral | 5 |
| Unilateral right | 6 |
| Unilateral left | 4 |
| Postoperative outcome | |
| Follow-up | 28 ± 7 mo |
| Recurrent TIAs | 1 |
| Second surgery needed | 1 |
Note:—NF-1 indicates neurofibromatosis type 1; ICH, intracerebral hematoma; CBL, casitas B lineage lymphomas; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage.