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Table 3 Stratified lesion load at baseline and at each follow-up

From: Quantitative assessment of lesion load and efficacy of 3 cycles of albendazole in disseminated cysticercosis: a prospective evaluation

Number of lesions

Baseline

First follow-up

Second follow-up

Third follow-up

P value

Patients with lesion load >20 (N= 21)

 Total

  Mean ± SD

111.71 ± 153.33

78.1 ± 118.19

47.05 ± 71.62

16.76 ± 27.85

 

  Median (IQR)

51 (34.5-89)

31 (22.5-68)

18 (8.5-45)

7 (1.5-19.5)

<0.001

Patients with lesion load ≤20 (N= 8)

 Total

  Mean ± SD

9.25 ± 3.85

6 ± 2.62

3.13 ± 1.64

2.63 ± 0.52

 

  Median (IQR)

8 (7-10.5)

5 (4-8.25)

3 (2-3)a

3 (2-3)a

<0.001

  1. Note: Statistically significant P values have been italicized
  2. IQR Inter-quartile range, SD standard deviation
  3. a7 patients with <3 lesions were not given another cycle of albendazole