Table 1.

Characteristics of patients.

Characteristics	TLE-AL group	TLE-HS group	p value
Gender total (male/female)	12 (4/8)	12(5/7)	0.67
Age (years) at seizure onset	20.7(10.9)	14.5(4.9)	0.09
Age at operation (years)	30.9(10.5)	32.9(8.6)	0.62
Education (years)	14.0(1.9)	15.0(1.3)	0.17
Pathology (n)	Hamartoma (10) Low-grade glioma (1) DNT (1)	HS (12)

Values are mean (1SD), if not specified.

AL: amygdala lesion; DNT: dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor.

HS: hippocampal sclerosis; TLE: temporal lobe epilepsy.

Numerical variables were evaluated by t test.

Nominal variables were evaluated by Fisher's exact test.