Table 2. Demographic and clinical characteristics of all patients.
| Characteristic | Seizure-free | Non-seizure-free | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative data | |||
| Group size (n) | 23 | 14 | — |
| Age (years) | 24.52 ± 8.32 | 26.64 ± 9.68 | 0.48a |
| Sex (male/female) | 15/8 | 6/8 | 0.31b |
| Laterality (left/right) | 11/12 | 7/7 | 1.00b |
| Duration (years) | 13.48 ± 1.3 | 10.11 ± 5.70 | 0.11a |
| Onset age (years) | 11.09 ± 1.76 | 16.43 ± 7.57 | 0.061a |
| Postoperative data | |||
| Group size (n) | 14 | 10 | — |
| Age (years) | 23.50 ± 7.76 | 27.00 ± 11.59 | 0.38a |
| Sex (male/female) | 9/5 | 5/5 | 0.48b |
| Laterality (left/right) | 6/8 | 6/4 | 0.41b |
| Duration (years) | 14.07 ± 6.72 | 11.23 ± 5.76 | 0.29a |
| Onset age (years) | 12.29 ± 1.49 | 15.70 ± 8.25 | 0.24a |
| Interval from surgery to postoperative fMRI (months) | 13.77 ± 9.04 | 22.02 ± 16.09 | 0.12c |
| Surgical lacuna (cm3) | 5.14 ± 1.66 | 4.84 ± 1.99 | 0.70a |
Values are mean ± SD.
atwo-sample t-test.
bχ2 test.
cMann Whitney U-test.