Table 3 Comparison of patients with or without surgery

Age, years, n (%)

 < 40

4 (66.70)

2 (33.30)

6

3.496

0.192

 40–60

20 (62.50)

12 (37.50)

32

 ≥ 60

7 (36.80)

12 (63.20)

19

Male n (%)

25(80.60)

17(65.40)

42

1.700

0.191

Comorbidities, n (%)

6 (40.00)

9 (60.00)

15

1.698

0.193

Headache, n (%)

19 (61.30)

12 (38.70)

31

2.044

0.153

Fever, n (%)

12 (46.20)

14 (53.80)

26

1.306

0.253

Confusion, n (%)

12 (66.70)

6 (33.30)

18

1.599

0.164

Hemiplesia, n (%)

18 (69.20)

8 (30.80)

26

4.427

0.037*

Epilepsy

5 (62.50)

3 (37.50)

8

–

0.715

Aphasia

1 (14.30)

6 (85.70)

7

–

0.039*

Raised WBC

15 (50.00)

15 (50.00)

30

0.491

0.483

Number of abscess

Single

24 (60.00)

16 (40.00)

40

1.704

0.192

Multiple

7 (41.20)

10 (58.80)

17

Location of abscess, n (%)

 Basal ganglia

1 (25)

3 (75)

4

7.442

0.266

 Frontal lobe

15 (53.6)

13 (46.4)

28

 Temporal lobe

6 (37.5)

10 (62.5)

16

 Parietal lobe

10 (62.5)

6 (37.5)

16

 Occipital lobe

2 (18.2)

9 (81.8)

11

 Cerebellum

5 (55.6)

4 (44.4)

9

 Brainstem

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

2

Volume of abscess, n (%)

 < 1cm³

1 (14.3)

6 (85.7)

7

13.203

0.001*

 1–10 cm³

10 (40.0)

15 (60.0)

25

 > 10cm³

20 (80.0)

5 (20.0)

25