Outcome according to clinical variables
| Clinical variable . | Total . | Number of patients (%) . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survived with full recovery (%) . | Survived with neurological sequalae (%) . | Died (%) . | ||
| Overall | 40 | 20 (50) | 10 (25) | 10 (25) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 18 | 8 (45) | 5 (28) | 5 (28) |
| Female | 22 | 12 (55) | 5 (23) | 5 (23) |
| Platelet count | ||||
| Platelet count less than 10 000 | 31 | 14 (45) | 9 (29) | 8 (26) |
| Platelet count more than 10 000 | 9 | 6 (67) | 1 (11) | 2 (22) |
| Head trauma | ||||
| Yes | 13 | 9 (69) | 3 (15) | 2 (15) |
| No | 27 | 11 (41) | 7 (26) | 8 (30) |
| Bleeding | ||||
| Petechiae and ecchymoses only | 15 | 10 (67) | 4 (27) | 1 (7)* |
| Bleeding other than petechiae and ecchymoses | 25 | 10 (40) | 6 (24) | 9 (36)* |
| NSAID use | ||||
| Yes | 3 | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 0 |
| No | 37 | 19 (51) | 8 (22) | 10 (27) |
| Time from diagnosis of ITP to ICH | ||||
| Presented ITP with ICH | 10 | 7 (70) | 1 (10) | 2 (20) |
| ICH in first week following diagnosis | 8 | 1 (13) | 3 (38) | 4 (50)† |
| ICH later than 1st week following dignosis | 22 | 12 (55) | 6 (27) | 4 (18) |
| Clinical variable . | Total . | Number of patients (%) . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survived with full recovery (%) . | Survived with neurological sequalae (%) . | Died (%) . | ||
| Overall | 40 | 20 (50) | 10 (25) | 10 (25) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 18 | 8 (45) | 5 (28) | 5 (28) |
| Female | 22 | 12 (55) | 5 (23) | 5 (23) |
| Platelet count | ||||
| Platelet count less than 10 000 | 31 | 14 (45) | 9 (29) | 8 (26) |
| Platelet count more than 10 000 | 9 | 6 (67) | 1 (11) | 2 (22) |
| Head trauma | ||||
| Yes | 13 | 9 (69) | 3 (15) | 2 (15) |
| No | 27 | 11 (41) | 7 (26) | 8 (30) |
| Bleeding | ||||
| Petechiae and ecchymoses only | 15 | 10 (67) | 4 (27) | 1 (7)* |
| Bleeding other than petechiae and ecchymoses | 25 | 10 (40) | 6 (24) | 9 (36)* |
| NSAID use | ||||
| Yes | 3 | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 0 |
| No | 37 | 19 (51) | 8 (22) | 10 (27) |
| Time from diagnosis of ITP to ICH | ||||
| Presented ITP with ICH | 10 | 7 (70) | 1 (10) | 2 (20) |
| ICH in first week following diagnosis | 8 | 1 (13) | 3 (38) | 4 (50)† |
| ICH later than 1st week following dignosis | 22 | 12 (55) | 6 (27) | 4 (18) |