Table 4 Relation between ear abnormalities and brain abnormality
From: Incidental MRI brain findings in children with sensorineural hearing loss
Variable | No ear abnormality | Unilateral ear abnormalities | Bilateral ear abnormalities | P value | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 284 | N = 15 | N = 86 | |||||
WM lesion | |||||||
Negative | 262 (92.25%) | 15 (100%) | 81 (94.19%) | 0.8 | 0.53 | 0.79 | 0.63 |
Unilateral | 3 (1.06%) | 0 | 1 (1.16%) | ||||
Bilateral | 19 (6.69%) | 0 | 4 (4.65%) | ||||
Arachnoid cyst | |||||||
Negative | 279 (98.24%) | 14 (93.33%) | 81 (94.19%) | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.057 | 1 |
Positive | 5 (1.75%) | 1 (6.67%) | 5 (5.81%) | ||||
Diverticular outpouching of Luschka foramen | |||||||
Negative | 281 (98.94%) | 15 (100%) | 85 (98.84%) | 0.92 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Positive | 3 (1.06%) | 0 | 1 (1.16%) | ||||
Other brain abnormalities | |||||||
No abnormality | 272 (95.77%) | 15 (100%) | 78 (90.70%) | 0.33 | 0.72 | 0.17 | 0.47 |
One abnormality | 10 (3.52%) | 0 | 6 (6.98%) | ||||
Two abnormalities | 2 (0.70%) | 0 | 2 (2.33%) | ||||