Subcortical structural volumetric differences among children with complex partial seizures (CPS, red bar), childhood absence epilepsy (CAE, green bar), and healthy controls (blue bar). CPS and CAE group demonstrated significantly reduced thalamic volumes compared to controls. There were no significant volumetric differences in the caudate, putamen, and pallidum. Volumes are expressed in mm3, with error bars representing standard deviations. * denote p ≤ 0.05, controls vs. CPS and controls vs. CAE