Table 2 Comparison of clinical and EEG characteristics (categorical variables) between Malawian and Ugandan children with cerebral malaria (denominators vary due to missing data)
From: Admission EEG findings in diverse paediatric cerebral malaria populations predict outcomes
Variable | Uganda (n/N, %) | Malawi (n/N, %) | p value for difference |
|---|---|---|---|
Retinopathy positive | 87/120 (72.5) | 159/159 (100) | – |
HIV reactivity | 3/109 (2.8) | 13/144 (9.0) | 0.0423 |
Variability (% with) | 73/119 (61.3) | 78/159 (49.1) | 0.0418 |
Asymmetry (% with) | 15/122 (12.3) | 49/159 (30.8) | 0.0002 |
Electrographic seizures (% with) | 9/122 (7.4) | 22/159 (13.8) | 0.0867 |
Spindles (% with) | 71/116 (61.2) | 65/159 (40.9) | 0.0009 |
Vertex sharp waves (% with) | 56/118 (47.5) | 39/159 (25.0) | < 0.0001 |
Slowing location (% focal) | 5/117 (4.2) | 19/159 (11.9) | 0.0240 |
Normal reactivity (% with increase in voltage and/or frequency with stimulus) | 4/113 (3.5) | 41/153 (26.8) | < 0.0001 |
Paradoxical reactivity (% with decrease in voltage and/or frequency with stimulus) | 40/113 (35.4) | 27/153 (17.6) |