Table 2.
Comparison of Predicting Factors between Children who did Not Achieve (Poor Control Group) and who Achieved (Good Control Group) Good Seizure Control
| Potential predictors |
Poor control group
n † = 52 |
Good control group
n = 204 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seizure onset below 5 years of age, n (%) | 41 (79) | 111 (54) | 0.001* |
| Frequent seizures at onset, n (%) | 51 (98) | 153 (75) | <0.001* |
| Abnormal neurological examination, n (%) | 29 (56) | 30 (15) | <0.001* |
| Remote symptomatic etiology, n (%) | 40 (77) | 72 (35) | <0.001* |
| Requirement of polytherapy, n (%) | 41 (79) | 32 (16) | <0.001* |
| Abnormal CT‡ scan, n (%) | 28 (54) | 50 (25) | <0.001* |
| History of status epilepticus, n (%) | 11 (21) | 56 (28) | 0.356 |
| Abnormal EEG§, n (%) | 42 (81) | 147 (72) | 0.202 |
| Family history of seizure, n (%) | 5 (10) | 29 (14) | 0.383 |
| History of prior febrile convulsion, n (%) | 2 (4) | 18 (9) | 0.233 |
| Focal onset of seizure, n (%) | 8 (15) | 30 (15) | 0.902 |
‡
CT, Computerized
†
n, Number;
*
Statistically significant (P<0.05); Tomography;
§
EEG, Electroencephalogram