Table 3.

Recurrence rate in specific subgroups after first seizure^*

Subgroup	6 months, %	1 year, %	3 years, %
Seizure after an acute insult	33	40	46
Seizure after a remote insult	70	75	85
Idiopathic	62	69	81
Vascular process	66	73	82
Tumor	83	83	100
Alcohol	41	48	55
Tonic-clonic	53	60	72
Partial	82	89	94

^*From Hart et al¹¹