Table 1. Patient Characteristics.
CHILDREN (Seizures; N=12) | ADULTS (Seizures; N=49) | |
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Mean Age with Std Deviation at assessment | 11.1 ± 3.4 years | 35.1 ± 12.2 |
Etiology: | ||
Unknown/Cryptogenic | 6 (50%) | 30 (62%) |
Remote Stroke | 1 (8.33%) | 1 (2%) |
Meningoencephalitis | 1 (8.33%) | 2 (4%) |
Cortical Dysplasia | 1 (8.33%) | 0 |
Posterior leukomalacia | 1 (8.33%) | 0 |
Gliosis caused by previous abscess | 1 (8.33%) | 3 (6%) |
Mesial temporal sclerosis | 0 | 7 (14%) |
Encephalomalacia (unexplained) | 0 | 2 (4%) |
Post Traumatic brain injury | 0 | 1 (2%) |
Low grade glioma | 0 | 1 (2%) |
Cavernoma | 0 | 1 (2%) |
Genetic generalized | 1 (8.33%) | 1 (2%) |
Epilepsy Syndrome | ||
Left temporal lobe | 1 (8.33%) | 16 (32%) |
Right temporal lobe | 1 (8.33%) | 4 (8%) |
Bitemporal lobe | 0 | 11 (23%) |
Left frontal lobe | 1 (8.33%) | 6 (13%) |
Right frontal lobe | 0 | 4 (8%) |
Left parietal | 1 (8.33%) | 0 |
Right occipital | 0 | 2 (4%) |
Right hemisphere | 0 | 1 (2%) |
Genetic generalized | 6 (50%) | 4 (8%) |
Multi-focal | 1 (8.33%) | 1 (2%) |
Left insular | 1 (8.33%) | 0 |
Number of Antiepileptic Medications at the time of seizure(23 child and 82 adult seizures): | ||
One or none | 4 (18%) | 18 (22%) |
Two | 12 (52%) | 44 (54%) |
Three | 6 (26%) | 17 (21%) |
Four | 1 (4%) | 3 (3%) |