Table 1.
Clinical and EEG characteristics of children from the BRE group
| Clinical parameters | EEG parameters | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Consciousness lost during the seizure | 12 (66.7%) | Predominant location of rolandic spikes | |
| Ictal/post-ictal aphasia | 11 (61.1%) | Temporal | 8 (44.4%) |
| Seizure duration | 1.509 ± 2.298 min | Central | 8 (44.4%) |
| Seizures that occur only during sleep | 12 (66.7%) | Frontal | 1 (5.6%) |
| Seizures that occur both during the sleep and awake state | 6 (33.3%) | Parietal | 1 (5.6%) |
| Rolandic spikes lateralization | |||
| Left hemisphere | 13 (72.22%) | ||
| Right hemisphere | 5 (27.77%) | ||
| Rolandic spikes grouped in trains in the awake EEG | 8 (44.4%) | ||
| Rolandic spikes grouped in trains in the sleep EEG | 11 (61.1%) | ||
| Generalized SWC | 2 (11.11%) | ||
| Rolandic spike frequency in the awake EEG | 11.222 ± 9.973 spikes/minute | ||
| Rolandic spike frequency in the sleep EEG | 27.055 ± 14.407 spikes/minute | ||
| Mean age: 8.88 ± 2.37 years (between 6 – 14 years), M:F = 2.6:1. Seizures onset mean age: 6.97 ± 1.86 years |