Table 3. Seizure Frequency, Anti-Epileptic Drug Use and Possible Consequences of Active Convulsive Epilepsy.
| Seizure Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Last seizure within 2 to 6 months |
Last seizure within 7 to 12 months |
Total | ||
| Children * | N = 33 | N = 24 | N = 51 | N = 97 | N = 8 | 213 | |
| AED | Not detected | 21 (63.6) | 12 (50.0) | 29 (58.6) | 59 (60.8) | 3 (37.5) | 124 |
| Detected | 4 (12.1) | 2 (8.3) | 5 (9.8) | 9 (9.3) | 1 (12.5) | 21 | |
| Optimal Range | 5 (15.2) | 7 (29.2) | 11 (21.6) | 17 (17.5) | 0 (0) | 40 | |
| Not tested | 3 (9.1) | 3 (12.5) | 6 (11.8) | 12 (12.4) | 4 (50.0) | 28 | |
| Cognitive Impairment | 14 (42.4) | 15 (62.5) | 18 (35.3) | 17 (17.5) | 0 (0) | 64 | |
| Not attending school | 25 (75.8) | 18 (75.0) | 32 (62.8) | 41 (42.3) | 1 (12.5) | 117 | |
| Adults * | N = 28 | N = 32 | N = 89 | N = 75 | N = 8 | 232 | |
| AED | Not detected | 18 (64.3) | 17 (53.1) | 58 (65.2) | 53 (70.7) | 6 (75.0) | 152 |
| Detected | 6 (21.4) | 9 (28.1) | 19 (21.4) | 12 (16.0) | 2 (25.0) | 48 | |
| Optimal Range | 4 (14.3) | 5 (15.6) | 7 (7.9) | 7 (9.3) | 0 (0) | 46 | |
| Not tested | 0 (0) | 1 (3.1) | 5 (5.6) | 3 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 9 | |
| Cognitive Impairment | 18 (64.3) | 11 (34.4) | 25 (28.1) | 3 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 57 | |
| Unemployed | 26 (92.9) | 26 (81.3) | 66 (74.2) | 68 (90.7) | 7 (87.5) | 250 | |
| Marital Status‡ |
Not married | 23 (82.1) | 19 (59.4) | 51 (57.3) | 25 (33.3) | 2 (25.0) | 120 |
| Married | 3 (10.7) | 6 (18.8) | 21 (23.6) | 38 (50.7) | 4 (50.0) | 72 | |
| Separated/Divorced | 1 (3.6) | 4 (12.5) | 10 (11.2) | 5 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 20 | |
| Widowed | 1 (3.6) | 3 (9.4) | 7 (7.9) | 6 (8.0) | 2 (25.0) | 19 | |
*
Children; 6 to 17 years, adults; 18 years and above
‡
1 missing value for marital status in adults