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Table 3 Neurological Sequelae < 6 months and ≥ 6 months post-discharge not present at admission

From: Paediatric focal intracranial suppurative infection: a UK single-centre retrospective cohort study

Neurological sequelae

< 6 months post-discharge (n = 92)

≥6 months post-discharge (n = 92)

Neurological sequelae

< 6 months post-discharge (n = 92)

≥6 months post-discharge (n = 92)

Any sequelae

35 (38.0%)

22 (23.9%)

Any sequelae

35 (38.0%)

22 (23.9%)

Seizures

10 (28.6%)

11 (50%)

Nystagmus

2 (5.7%)

2 (9.1%)

Hemiplegia

6 (17.1%)

4 (18.1%)

Torticollis

2 (5.7%)

Diplopia

4 (11.4%)

3 (13.6%)

Dysdiadochokinesis

1 (2.9%)

n.VII palsy

4 (11.4%)

3 (13.6%)

Hearing loss

1 (2.9%)

2 (9.1%)

Speech abnormality

4 (11.4%)

1 (4.5%)

Hemianopia

1 (2.9%)

2 (9.1%)

Gait abnormality

3 (8.6%)

3 (13.6%)

Neurodevelopmental delay

1 (2.9%)

1 (4.5%)

Dysphasia

3 (8.6%)

3 (13.6%)

Memory difficulties

1 (2.9%)

2 (9.1%)

Delayed motor development

2 (5.7%)

Visual discrimination difficulty

1 (2.9%)

Hemiparesis

2 (5.7%)

2 (9.1%)

Learning difficulties

2 (9.1%)

Hydrocephalus

2 (5.7%)

3 (13.6%)

Concentration difficulties

1 (4.5%)

n. VI palsy

2 (5.7%)

Cerebral palsy

1 (4.5%)

Neuropathic pain

2 (5.7%)

1 (4.5%)