Table 3: Relationship between the surgical techniques and symptoms.

 

Surgery Technic

 

Suboccipital cranioectomy without duraplasty

Suboccipital cranioectomy with duraplasty

 

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

p

Gender

Female

16

55.2%

9

52.9%

0.883

Male

13

44.8%

8

47.1%

Pain

 

10

34.5%

8

47.1%

0.399

Motor Deficit

 

12

41.4%

7

41.2%

0.989

Sensory Deficit

 

14

48.3%

9

52.9%

0.76

Sphincter Disorder

 

1

3.4%

0

0.0%

1

Another Symptoms

 

18

62.1%

12

70.6%

0.558

Headache

 

17

58.6%

8

47.1%

0.447

Motor Neuron Upper/Lower findings

 

12

41.4%

4

23.5%

0.22

Brainstem Cranial Nerve Deficit Involvement

 

3

10.3%

3

17.6%

0.655

Cerebellar test Involvement

 

11

37.9%

5

29.4%

0.558

Hydrocephalus Symptom

 

1

3.4%

1

5.9%

1