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. 2023 Oct 27;95(4):996–1008. doi: 10.1038/s41390-023-02864-z

Table 2.

Additional information on participants from the patient and healthy control groups included in the study.

Patient Sex Age Diagnosis Seizure type Seizure frequency (within 24 h) Seizure duration Time from sampling to seizure EEG Medication before blood sampling Healthy control Sex Age
E-1 M 5 m Epilepsy, infantile spasms Spasm 5–6 times 2–10 min 1 h Hypsarrhythmia Chloral hydrate C-1 M 6 y
E-2 F 14 m Epilepsy Generalized 5 times 3–5 min 1 h Normal Chloral hydrate C-2 M 7 y
E-3 F 12 y Epilepsy Partial 5–6 times 1–2 min 1 h Multifocal epileptic discharge Carbamazepine C-3 F 5 y
E-4 M 9 y Epilepsy Partial 5–6 times 1 min 4 h Abnormal Sodium valproate, Levetiracetam C-4 F 8 y
E-5 F 5 m Epilepsy Generalized 2–3 times 0.5 min 1 h Spike and slow wave emissions in the right occipital region No medication C-5 M 6 y
E-6 M 5 y Epilepsy Partial 1 time 30 min 1 h Background rhythm slowed with no epileptic discharge No medication C-6 M 8 y
E-7 F 5 m Epilepsy Spasm 1 time 1 min 20 h Hypsarrhythmia and seizures detected No medication C-7 M 8 y
E-8 M 15 m Epilepsy Spasm 3–4 times Seconds 3 h Spike and slow wave emissions in the central and parietal regions No medication C-8 M 7 y
E-9 M 14 y Epilepsy Partial 1 time 30 min 35 h Spike and slow wave emissions in the central and parietal regions No medication C-9 M 10 y
E-10 M 5 m Epilepsy Partial 5–6 times 0.5–1 min 0.5 h Epileptic discharge Sodium valproate C-10 M 9 y
E-11 M 3 y Epilepsy Partial 1 time 20 min 27 h Epileptic discharge No medication C-11 M 3 y
E-12 F 15 m Epilepsy Partial 10 times Seconds 1 h Normal No medication C-12 F 10 m
E-13 F 15 m Epilepsy Generalized 3 times 1 min 1 h Spike wave in the frontal area Chloral hydrate C-13 M 4 y
E-14 F 19 m Epilepsy Partial 8 times 1 min 1 h Spike and slow wave emissions Chloral hydrate C-14 M 11 m