Table 2.
Characteristics | MTLE-HS-CoA+ (n=24) | MTLE-HS-CoA- (n=22) | P-value |
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Male:female | 13:11 | 13:9 | NS |
Age at surgery (year, mean ± SD) | 36.42 ± 7.14 | 27.86 ± 7.64 | <0.0005 |
Duration of epilepsy | 25.73 ± 10.63 | 19.56 ± 10.44 | 0.054 |
Seizure frequency/year | 123.16 ± 48.99 | 180.80 ± 92.50 | NS |
History of febrile seizures (%) | 17 (70.8) | 12 (54.5) | NS |
MTLE-HS-CoA+ = Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis with corpora amylacea; MTLE-HS-CoA- = Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis without corpora amylacea; NS = Not significant; SD = Standard deviation