Table 4.
Overview of patients with epilepsy-related injuries and accidents (ERIA, n = 41).
| Epilepsy | Patient | Semiology | Potential associated factors | Injuries and accidents | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration (y) | FE/IGE | AEDs (n) | Decade of life | SPS | CPS | sGTCS | pGTCS | Ictal falls | Ictal loss of consciousness | Abnormal postictal behavior | Sleep-associated seizures | Fracture | Burn | Laceration | Sprain/bruise | Mild injuries | Hospitalization required |
| – | FE | 3 | 61–70 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 0.1 | IGE | 1 | 11–20 | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| 0.1 | FE | 1 | 31–40 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 0.1 | IGE | 1 | 21–30 | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| 1 | FE | 1 | 51–60 | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| 1 | FE | 1 | 51–60 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 1 | FE | 2 | 51–60 | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| 1 | FE | 3 | 21–30 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 1 | FE | 1 | 11–20 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 2 | FE | 3 | 61–70 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 2 | FE | 2 | 31–40 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 4 | FE | 1 | 11–20 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 5 | FE | 1 | 61–70 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 5 | IGE | 1 | 11–20 | x | x | x | |||||||||||
| 6 | FE | 2 | 31–40 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 7 | FE | 2 | 31–40 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 7 | IGE | 2 | 41–50 | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| 7 | FE | 1 | 11–20 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 7 | FE | 3 | 41–50 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 8 | FE | 2 | 21–30 | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| 10 | IGE | 3 | 21–30 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| 11 | FE | 3 | 21–30 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| 11 | FE | 1 | 21–30 | x | x | x | |||||||||||
| 11 | FE | 3 | 31–40 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 11 | FE | 3 | 21–30 | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| 13 | FE | 2 | 51–60 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 13 | FE | 3 | 31–40 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 13 | FE | 0 | 41–40 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 18 | FE | 3 | 31–40 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 18 | IGE | 1 | 21–30 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 22 | FE | 3 | 41–50 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 26 | FE | 1 | 31–40 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 27 | FE | 3 | 41–50 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 28 | FE | 3 | 41–50 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 29 | IGE | 2 | 31–40 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| 29 | FE | 2 | 41–50 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| 37 | FE | 3 | 41–50 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 41 | FE | 3 | 51–60 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| 48 | IGE | 4 | 41–50 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| 53 | FE | 1 | 51–60 | x | x | x | |||||||||||
| 55 | FE | 3 | 61–70 | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
AEDs, anticonvulsant drugs; SPS, simple partial seizures; CPS, complex partial seizures; sGTCS, secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures; pGTCS; primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures; mild injuries: biting of lips and tongue, small scrapes, mild contusion, myogelosis, aching muscles.