Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Data.
Patient characteristic | Total patients receiving implant (Nā=ā33) |
---|---|
Sex, No. (%) | |
Female | 15 (45.5) |
Male | 18 (54.5) |
Age, mean (SD) [range], y | 34.6 (13.5) [18-75] |
Duration of epilepsy, mean (SD) [range], y | 20.4 (12.4) [3.2-66.2] |
Baseline seizure count per 30 d, median (IQR) | 12 (2-147) |
No. of antiseizure medications taken prior to enrollment, mean (SD) [range] | 7.8 (4.3) [3-15] |
No. of antiseizure medications at baseline, mean (SD) | 3.2 (1.2) |
ASM, No. (%) | |
2 | 12 (36.4) |
3 | 7 (21.2) |
4 | 11 (33.3) |
5 | 2 (6.1) |
6 | 0 (0.0) |
7 | 1 (3.0) |
Prior vagus nerve stimulation, No. (%) | 4 (12.1) |
Location of seizure onset, No. (%) | |
Temporal | 15 (45.4) |
Right | 4 |
Left | 11 |
Frontal | 9 (27.3) |
Right | 4 |
Left | 5 |
Other | 9 (27.3) |
Right | 4 |
Left | 5 |
Laterlization of seizure onset, No. (%) | |
Right | 13 (39.4) |
Left | 20 (60.6) |
Abbreviation: ASM, antiseizure medication.