Table 1. Clinical characteristics of TEA participants.
ID | Sex | Age at onset | Duration of attacks | Approx Frequency of attacks | Seizure features | Other epilepsy | EEG | Initial treatment response |
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1 | M | 60 | 30-60 mins | Monthly | All on waking, Olf hall | sps | Normal | Yes - LAM |
2 | M | 49 | 15-30 mins | Twice/month | All on waking, Pure amnesia | sps | epileptic | Yes - CBZ |
3 | M | 68 | Hrs-days | No pattern | On waking, Olf hall | sps, cps | epileptic | Yes -SVP |
4 | F | 52 | 2-24 hrs | Twice/ yr | On waking, Pure amnesia | none | epileptic | Yes - LAM |
5 | M | 78 | Hrs-days | Twice/ yr | On waking | none | epileptic | Equivocal reduction – CBZ |
6 | M | 69 | 15-30 mins | Monthly | On waking, automatisms, déjà vu | sps | Non-specific abnormalities | Not treated |
7 | M | 73 | 1-3 hrs | Monthly | On waking, Pure amnesia | none | Non-specific abnormalities | Yes - Phen |
8 | M | 60 | 2-24 hrs | Monthly | On waking, automatisms | cps, tcl (1) | Normal | Yes - SVP |
9 | M | 69 | 20-60 mins | Monthly | On waking, automatisms | cps | Some abnormalities | Yes - CBZ |
10 | M | 52 | 15-30 mins | Twice/wk | On waking, automatisms | cps, tcl (3) | Some abnormalities | Yes - CBZ |
CBZ = carbamazepine; LAM = lamotrigine; SVP = sodium valproate; Phen = phenytoin, sps = simple partial seizures; cps = complex partial seizures; tcl = tonic-clonic seizures; Olf hall = olfactory hallucination