Table 7. Aetiology of participants’ epilepsy.
| Variable | Treatment arm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active |
TAU |
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| n/N | % | n/N | % | ||
| Genetic cause of epilepsy | |||||
| Fragile X syndrome | 1/171 | 0.6 | 0/109 | 0.0 | |
| Tuberous sclerosis | 5/171 | 2.9 | 3/109 | 2.8 | |
| Rett syndrome | 1/171 | 0.6 | 6/109 | 5.5 | |
| Angelman syndrome | 2/171 | 1.2 | 1/109 | 0.9 | |
| Acquired causes of epilepsy | |||||
| Birth injury | 11/171 | 6.4 | 2/109 | 1.8 | |
| Cerebral palsy | 25/171 | 14.6 | 4/109 | 3.7 | |
| Infantile brain injury | 3/171 | 1.8 | 2/109 | 1.8 | |
| Brain infection | 10/171 | 5.8 | 1/109 | 0.9 | |
| Prolonged febrile convulsion | 2/171 | 1.2 | 3/109 | 2.8 | |
| Intracranial haemorrhage | 1/171 | 0.6 | 1/109 | 0.9 | |
| Other causes of epilepsy | 34/171 | 19.9 | 19/109 | 17.4 | |
| Unknown reason | 76/171 | 44.4 | 67/109 | 61.5 | |
| Non-epileptic seizure(s) reported in the past 6 months in those known to have them | |||||
| No | 3/13 | 23.1 | 4/8 | 50.0 | |
| Yes | 10/13 | 76.9 | 4/8 | 50.0 | |
| No knowledge of non-epileptic seizure diagnostic status | 36/175 | 20.6 | 37/107 | 34 | |