Table 1. Clinical history of patients with TLE (MTLE and TLE-TD) and Ctrl cases.
| Group | Ctrl | MTLE | TLE-TD | P value |
| Age at evaluation1 (years) | 42±16# | 38±10# | 26±12 | 0. 001 |
| Epilepsy duration (years) | ____ | 25±10# | 15±12 | 0.002 |
| Age at epilepsy onset (years) | ____ | 13±9 | 12±7 | 0.651 |
| Minimal seizure frequency (per month) | ____ | 16±23 | 25±36 | 0.397 |
| Number of secondary generalizations (per month) | ____ | 4±7 | 4±9 | 0.557 |
| Frequency of secondary generalization (%) | ____ | 59 | 63 | 1.000 |
1
age of death for Ctrl and age at surgery for TLE.
#
= statistical difference to TLE-TD; Ctrl = control; MTLE = mesial temporal lobe epilepsy; TLE-TD = temporal lobe epilepsy associated with tumor or dysplasia.