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. 2017 Oct 17;13:2607–2619. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S148617

Table 1.

Demographics and clinical information of participants

Patient ID number Diagnosis Age (y) Sex Age at seizure onset (y) Duration of epilepsy (y) Seizure classification Brain MRI finding Site of CM DBS electrodes with optimal CR
Postoperative follow-up (months) Mean seizure reduction (%)
R L
P1 LGS 35 M 3 32 Tonic, myoclonic, absence Nonspecific 2–/3+ 2–/3+ 18 26.8
P2 LGS 23 M 1 22 Tonic, absence Nonspecific 2–/3+ 2–/3+ 24 52
P3 LGS 21 F 1 20 Tonic, absence, GTCs Nonspecific 0–/3+ 1–/3+ 27 78.5
P4 Multifocal (B F-PLE) 26 M 23 3 Focal to bilateral convulsive Nonspecific 2–/3+ 1–/2+ 6 99.2
P5 Multifocal (B F-TLE) 16 F 1 15 Focal to bilateral convulsive Nonspecific 1–/2+ 0–/1+ 18 92.9
P6 Multifocal (B TLE) 35 F 16 19 Focal to bilateral convulsive Heterotopia, R tapetum 1–/2+ 2–/3+ 15 92.2
P7 Focal (R F-CLE) 36 F 14 22 Focal to bilateral convulsive R schizencephaly, open lip 1–/3+ 1–/2+ 27 58.5
P8 Multifocal (R FLE/L C-PLE) 31 F 12 19 Focal to bilateral convulsive R schizencephaly, closed lip 2–/3+ 2–/3+ 27 76.8
P9 Focal (L F-CLE) 44 M 8 36 Focal to bilateral convulsive L schizencephaly, closed lip 2–/1+ 2–/3+ 21 64.7
P10 Multifocal (B FLE) 39 F 30 9 Focal to bilateral convulsive Both schizencephaly, closed lip 2–/3+ 1–/3+ 27 77.9

Note: Duration of epilepsy.

Abbreviations: B, bilateral; CM, centromedian thalamic nucleus; C-PLE, centro-parietal lobe epilepsy; CR, cortical recruiting response; DBS, deep brain stimulation; F, female; F-CLE, fronto-central lobe epilepsy; FLE, frontal lobe epilepsy; F-PLE, fronto-parietal lobe epilepsy; F-TLE, fronto-temporal lobe epilepsy; GTC, generalized tonic-clonic; L, left; LGS, Lennox–Gastaut syndrome; M, male; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; R, right; TLE, temporal lobe epilepsy; y, years.