Table 3 : Summary of Postoperative Complications.


Complication Frequency

Cranial nerve palsies 8 (16.6%)
Improved 3
CSF leak 5 (10.4%)
Requiring operative repair 4
Weakness 4 (8.3%)
Improved 2
Wound infection requiring antibiotics 2 (4%)
Hydrocephalus, shunted 1 (2%)
Subdural hematoma 1 (2%)
Ventilator-dependent stroke 1 (2%)
New seizures 1 (2%)

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