Demographics and clinical characteristics of 61 patients with VGM comparing patients with and without sinus occlusion
Sinus Occlusion Group (n = 20) | Nonocclusion Group (n = 41) | P Valuea | |||
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Male/female | 9:11 | 24:17 | NS | ||
Age at the first treatment | |||||
Neonates (0–30 days) | 2 | 10.0% | 17 | 41.5% | <.05 |
Infants (1–24 mo) | 13 | 65.0% | 21 | 51.2% | NS |
Children (2–15 yr) | 5 | 25.0% | 3 | 7.3% | NS |
Presentation | |||||
Congestive heart failure | 3 | 15.0% | 20 | 48.8% | <.05 |
Hydrovenous disorder | 15 | 75.0% | 12 | 29.3% | <.001 |
Developmental delay | 5 | 25.0% | 2 | 4.9% | <.05 |
Seizure | 3 | 15.0% | 2 | 4.9% | NS |
Headache | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.4% | NS |
Asymptomatic | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 22.0% | <.05 |
Embryonic sinus | |||||
Falcine sinus | 13 | 65.0% | 24 | 58.5% | NS |
Occipital sinus | 14 | 70.0% | 25 | 61.0% | NS |
Note:—NS indicates not significant.
↵a P value was calculated using the Fisher exact test.