Table 3.
Clinical features related to a history of chronic epilepsy
| Case | Age/gender (yrs) | Age at onset (yrs) | Disease duration (yrs) | Neurological deficit including mental retardation, cognitional disorder (y/n) | Frequency of ictus | Classification and diagnosis of epilepsy | EEG findings | Time from final ictus (yr/month) | Anti-psychotic drug (y/n) | AED | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTC(n/yr) | SPS/CPS (n/month) | Focal (F)/Generalized (G) | No. | Name | |||||||||
| 1 | 33M | 27 | 6 | y, autism spectrum disorder | 0 | 0–1 | unknown | unknown | unknown | 2 yrs | y | 1 | CBZ |
| 2 | 43F | 14 | 29 | n | 1–2 | G | IGE (probable) | unknown | 4 months | n | 2 | ZNS GBP (VPA withdrawal) | |
| 3 | 45F | 19 | 25 | n | 3≦ | G | IGE (probable) | lt.dominant 3–4 Hz poly spike and slow wave complex | 1 yr | n | 4 | VPA CLB PB CBZ | |
| 4 | 20M | 0.5 | 19 | y, febrile-induced convulsion | 0 | 0–1 | unclassified | severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (probable) | diffuse poly spike and slow wave complex | 11 yrs | n | 1 | VPA |
| 5 | 34M | 3 | 31 | y | 0–1 | F | rt. occipital epilepsy | spike diminant at rt. occipital lobe | 3 yrs | n | 1 | PHT | |
| 6 | 9M | 3 | 6 | y, neonatal SAH, non-febrile convulsion | 0 | F | rt. temporal epilepsy | spike dominant at rt. occirital lobe | 6 yrs | n | 0 | – | |
| 7 | 52F | 14 | 38 | y | 5 | F | temporal epilepsy | unknown | occurring frequently | y | 2 | GBP CBZ | |
| 8 | 25M | 1.5 | 24 | y, non-febrile convulsion | 5 | F | frontal epilepsy | unknown | occurring frequently | n | 4 | VPA CBZ TOP LEV | |
| 9 | 34M | 30 | 4 | n, viral meningitis | 2 | F | lt. temporal epilepsy | spike dominant at lt. temporal lobe | 5 months | n | 2 | ZNS VPA (dose adjustment) | |
| 10 | 45F | 10 | 35 | y | 1–2 | G | symptomatic generalized epilepsy | unknown | unknown | y | 1 | VPA | |
AED: anti-epileptic drug, CBZ: carbamazepine, CLB: clobazam, CPS: complex partial seizure, EEG: electroencephalogram, F: female, F: focal, G: generalized, GBP: gabapentin, GTC: general tonic seizure, IGE: idiopathic generalized epilepsy, LEV: levetiracetam, lt: left, M: male, n: no, PHT: phenytoin, rt: right, SPS: simple partial seizure, TOP: topiramate, VPA: valproic acid, y: yes, ZNS: zonisamide.