Table 2.
Clinical and treatment-related characteristics of epileptic patients (n = 292).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Comorbidity | |
| No | 178 (61.0) |
| Yes | 114 (39) |
| Major comorbidities | |
| Psychiatric disorder | 49 (16.8) |
| Migraine headache | 25 (8.5) |
| Cardiovascular disorder | 24 (8.2) |
| Respiratory disorders | 16 (5.5) |
| Type of epilepsy | |
| Generalized epilepsy | 221 (75.7) |
| Focal epilepsy | 42 (14.4) |
| Unknown | 29 (9.9) |
| Type of seizure | |
| GTC | 215 (73.6) |
| Focal seizure | 42 (14.4) |
| Absence seizure | 6 (2.1) |
| Unclassified seizure | 29 (9.9) |
| Duration of treatment | |
| <5 | 114 (39) |
| ≥5 | 178 (61) |
| Commonly used medications | |
| Phenobarbitone | 160 (54.8) |
| Phenytoin | 152 (52.1) |
| Carbamazepine | 90 (30.8) |
| Valproate | 89 (30.5) |
| Seizure encounter in the last three months | |
| No | 159 (54.5) |
| Yes | 133 (45.5) |
| Number of medicines per patient | |
| <3 medication | 142 (48.6) |
| ≥3 medication | 150 (51.4) |