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. 2023 Apr 3;80(6):588ā€“596. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.0066

Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Data.

Patient characteristic Total patients receiving implant (Nā€‰=ā€‰33)
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.