Table 4. Possible aetiologies in Adults and Children.

	Children N = 213	Adults N = 232	All N = 445
Neonatal difficulties	34 (16.0)		-
Past history of status epilepticus (SE)*, n (%)	119 (55.9)	42 (18.1)	161 (36.2)
Past history of febrile status epilepticus, n (%)	91 (42.7)	27 (11.6)	118 (26.5)
Head injury†, n (%)	14 (6.6)	21 (9.1)	35 (7.9)
Dysmorphic facial syndrome	9 (4.2)	3 (1.3)	12 (2.7)
Family history of convulsive seizures‡:
None reported	138 (64.8)	159 (68.5)	297 (66.7)
First degree relatives	57 (26.8)	58 (25.0)	115 (25.8)
Extended family	9 (4.2)	6 (2.6)	15 (3.4)
Both first and extended relatives	8 (3.8)	7 (3.0)	15 (3.4)
Family history of febrile seizures§	35 (16.4)	28 (12.1)	63 (14.2)

^*43 missing values in children, 82 in adults

^†2 missing values for adults

^‡2 missing values for adults, 1 for children

^§1 missing value for adults