Table 1 Details of seizure duration and recovery time in different subgroups of patients.

Variable	Subgroup	n	Seizure duration (min)		Recovery time (h)
			Median	Range	Median	Range
Sex	Female	68	3.5	0.03–60	0.74	0.07–17.00
	Male	42	3.5	0.03–55	0.41	0.05–13.13
Seizure aetiology	Febrile	59	2.5	0.03–40	0.30	0.05–9.00
	Remote symptomatic	25	8.0	0.25–60	1.25	0.07–12.10
	Idiopathic	19	5.0	0.75–50	1.35	0.07–13.13
	Acute symptomatic	7	0.5	0.03–8.0	4.57	0.25–17.00
Seizure type	GTCS	79	4.0	0.25–60	0.55	0.05–13.13
	Complex focal	20	4.75	0.03–50	0.82	0.10–14.25
	Clonic	6	1.25	0.03–50	3.74	0.05–17.00
	Tonic	5	1.5	0.25–5	2.80	0.22–8.92
No of seizures	Single	93	4.0	0.03–60	0.53	0.05–17.00
	Multiple	17	1.0	0.03–50	4.00	0.10–14.25
Use of rescue drugs for epilepsy	No	85	2.5	0.03–60	0.47	0.05–17.00
	Yes	25	15.0	0.25–60	3.47	0.08–14.25

GTCS, generalised tonic–clonic seizure.