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Table 1. The distribution of patients by gender (n = 10)
Gender No. of patients Percentage
Male 3 30.0%
Female 7 70.0%
Total 10 100.0%

Table 2. The age of the patients (n = 10)
Age group (in years) No. of patients Percentage
21-30 1 10.0%
31-40 1 10.0%
41-50 7 70.0%
51-60 1 10.0%
Total 10 100.0%
Mean age 45 ± 13.12 years

Table 3. The extent of tumor removal (n = 10)
Extent of tumor removal No. of patient Percentage
Gross total 5 50.0%
Near total 5 50.0%
Total 10 100.0%

Table 4. Complications (n = 10)

Name of complication No. of patients Percentage
Hematoma 1 10.0%
Internal carotid artery injured 1 10.0%
Recurrence 1 10.0%
No complication 7 70.0%
Total 10 100.0%

Table 5. Visual outcome (n = 10)
Functional outcome No. of patients Percentage
Improved 7 70.0%
Static 2 20.0%
Deteriorated 1 10.0%
Total 10 100.0%

Gross total removal was achieved in 5 (50.0%) cases [Figures 3 and 4], and near total in 5 cases (50.0%) [Table 3].

In our study most of the patients had limited complications. Only one patient had complicated by hematoma
and another, patient had ICA injury [Table 4].

In our series, we found visual improvement in 7 cases (70.0%) [Figures 5 and 6], static in 2 cases (20.0%), and
deterioration in 1 case (10.0%) [Table 5].

Papilledema also improved significantly after removal of tumors as shown in Figures 7 and 8.

The profile of the patients with clinoidal meningioma is shown in Table 6.

DISCUSSION
The traditional approach for the resection of anterior clinoidal meningiomas is the pterional intradural