TABLE 1.
Number of patients | 63 |
Mean age (year old) | 13.5 |
Range of age (year old) | 4 – 44 |
Proportion of male (%) | 49.2 |
Sampled hemisphere. Number of patients (%) | |
Left alone | 25 (39.7) |
Right alone | 28 (44.4) |
Both | 10 (15.9) |
Seizure onset zone. Number of patients (%) | |
involving Frontal | 12 (19.0) |
involving Temporal | 33 (52.4) |
involving Parietal | 16 (25.4) |
involving Lateral-Occipital | 4 (6.3) |
Mean number of antiepileptic drugs | 1.9 |
Antiepileptic drugs. Number of patients (%) | |
Carbamazepine (CBZ) | 4 (6.3) |
Oxcarbazepine (OXC) | 30 (47.6) |
Lacosamide (LCM) | 20 (31.7) |
Zonisamide (ZNS) | 4 (6.3) |
Phenytoin (PHT) | 2 (3.2) |
Lamotrigine (LTG) | 18 (28.6) |
Levetiracetam (LEV) | 24 (38.1) |
Valproate (VPA) | 8 (12.7) |
Clobazam (CLB) | 5 (7.9) |
Topiramate (TPM) | 2 (3.2) |
Etiology. Number of patients (%) | |
Tumor | 12 (19.0) |
Dysplasia | 21 (33.3) |
Hippocampal sclerosis | 6 (9.5) |
Dysplasia + Hippocampal sclerosis | 1 (1.6) |
No definitive lesion other than gliosis | 22 (34.9) |
Arteriovenous malformation | 1 (1.6) |
Ten patients had seizure onset zones involving at least two lobes.