Table 1.
Characteristics of PTS and probability of PTE
| Variable | PTS cases
|
PTE cases
|
Log rank
|
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | P-value | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 58 (85.3) | 48 (82.8) | χ2=0.444 |
| Female | 10 (14.7) | 6 (60) | P=0.505 |
| Age at injury, years | |||
| ≤34 | 34 (50.0) | 25 (73.5) | χ2=3.598 |
| >34 | 34 (50.0) | 29 (85.3) | P=0.058 |
| Time between injury and onset of seizure, months | |||
| ≤6 | 37 (54.4) | 30 (81.1) | χ2=11.697 |
| >6 | 31 (45.6) | 24 (80.0) | P=0.001 |
| Treatment method | |||
| Conservative treatment | 15 (22.1) | 8 (53.3) | χ2=4.976 |
| Surgical treatment | 53 (77.9) | 46 (86.8) | P=0.026 |
| Side | |||
| Left | 19 (27.9) | 16 (84.2) | χ2=3.745 |
| Right | 24 (35.3) | 20 (83.3) | P=0.154 |
| Bilateral | 25 (36.8) | 18 (72) | |
| Seizure type | |||
| SPS | 7 (10.3) | 7 (100) | χ2=12.805 |
| CPS | 11 (16.2) | 9 (81.8) | P=0.002 |
| CPS-G | 50 (73.5) | 38 (76.0) | |
| Seizure type | |||
| CPS | 11 (18.0) | 9 (81.8) | χ2=2.384 |
| CPS-G | 50 (82.0) | 38 (76.0) | P=0.123 |
| Seizure type | |||
| SPS | 7 (10.3) | 7 (100.0) | χ2=10.538 |
| CPS or CPS-G | 61 (89.7) | 47 (77.0) | P=0.001 |
Abbreviations: CPS, complex partial seizures; CPS-G, complex partial seizures secondary generalized; PTE, post-traumatic epilepsy; PTS, post-traumatic seizures; SPS, simple partial seizures.