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. 2018 Jun 29;14(3):296–302. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2018.14.3.296

Table 4. Comparison of responders (reduction in seizure frequency of ≥50%) and nonresponders.

Responders (n=28) Nonresponders (n=53) p
Sex, female 18 (64.3) 19 (35.8) 0.015
Age, years 17 (27, 12, 14–20) 17 (32, 12, 14–20) 0.226
Age at onset of seizures, years 2 (11, 0, 1–4) 5 (15, 0, 2–10) 0.002
Adolescents* (n=53) 21 (75.0) 32 (60.4) 0.188
Body weight, kg 52.3±15.5 55.2±21.2 0.517
Type of seizures
 Focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures 16 (57.1) 32 (60.4) 0.778
 Others 5 (17.9) 7 (13.2) 0.743
Cognitive impairment (n=67) 23/24 (95.8) 34/43 (79.1) 0.082
Concomitant AEDs 3 (5, 1, 2–4) 4 (6, 2, 3–5) 0.005
Concomitant use of CBZ, PHT, or OXC 7 (25.0) 13 (24.5) 0.963
Seizure frequency per month
 Baseline 10 (900, 1, 5–70) 30 (300, 1, 5–101) 0.618
 After 3 months 1 (300, 0, 0–10) 27 (300, 0, 7–90) <0.001
Maximum dose of perampanel, mg 9 (12, 4, 8–10) 8 (12, 2, 6–12) 0.945

Data are median (maximum, minimum, interquartile range), mean±standard-deviation, or n (%) values.

*Up to 18 years old.

AED: antiepileptic drug, CBZ: carbamazepine, OXC: oxcarbazepine, PHT: phenytoin.