Clinical Study
Association between Peripheral Oxidative Stress and White Matter Damage in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
Table 1
Demographic data of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and healthy controls.
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| Numbers | 24 | 24 | | | Sex (male/female) | 11/13 | 12/12 | | 1.000 | Age (age) | 42.79 ± 15.56 | 42.67 ± 12.68 | 2.003 | 0.164 | Serum thiol concentration | 1.63 ± 0.27 | 1.45 ± 0.35 | 4.065 | 0.050 | Serum TBARS concentration | 18.24 ± 13.70 | 10.66 ± 3.244 | 6.558 | 0.014* | Initial Glasgow Coma Scale | 13.74 ± 3.02 | | | | Motor deficit | 3 (12.5%) | | | | Posttraumatic amnesia | 5 (20.8%) | | | | Seizure | 0 (0%) | | | | Brief unconsciousness | 7 (29.2%) | | | | Depressed skull fracture | 0 (0%) | | | | Pneumocranium | 4 (16.7%) | | | | Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | 12 (50%) | | | | Subdural hematoma | 12 (50%) | | | | Epidural hematoma | 5 (20.8%) | | | | Parenchymal contusion hematoma | 0 (0%) | | | | Operation | 2 (8.3%) | | | | Ventriculostomy | 2 (8.3%) | | | | Craniectomy | 0 (0%) | | | | Craniotomy | 2 (8.3%) | | | | Days of total hospitalization | 11.70 ± 7.95 | | | | Days of intensive care unit | 3.87 ± 4.51 | | | | Newly onset of neurological deficit | 1 (4.2%) | | | | Deterioration of consciousness | 2 (8.3%) | | | |
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Data are demonstrated as means ± standard deviation.
*Significant differences ().
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