Table 2.
Variable | Our Series (n=3) |
Literature (n=14)8–20 |
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Male-female ratio | 2:1 | 10:4 |
Right-left seizure ratio | 0:3 | 10:3a |
Age at onset | Range, 31 to 38 y | Range, 6 mo to 31 y |
Seizure frequency | All experienced several per day | 14 Experienced several per day, 1 experienced >100/d |
Seizure duration | Lasted seconds in 3, occasionally lasted minutes in 1 | Lasted seconds in 11, lasted up to a few minutes in 2b |
2GTC seizures | 0 | 2 |
Treatment result | All failed different antiepileptic drugs | 12 Failed, 2 responded |
MR imaging | All with lesions | 9 With lesions |
LOC | 0 | Not available |
Surgical outcome | 2 Seizure free, 1 with >98% reduction | 7 Who underwent lesionectomy had >90% reduction |
Abbreviations: 2GTC, secondary generalized tonic-clonic; LOC, loss of consciousness; MR, magnetic resonance.
One patient with bilateral hyperfusion on single-photon emission tomography.
Data were unavailable for the 14th case.