Table 5.
Analysis of seizure outcome comparing class I and classes II–IV.
| Variable | Class I | Classes II–IV | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 31 | 29 | |
| Gender, M/F* | 16/15 | 18/11 | 0.446 (ns) |
| Age A/C | 27/4 | 27/2 | 0.672 (ns) |
| SeT, PS/CPS | 14/7 | 14/3 | 0.460 (ns) |
| SeT, PS/GS | 14/10 | 14/12 | 0.783 (ns) |
| SeT, CPS/GS | 7/10 | 3/12 | 0.265 (ns) |
| SuT AC/MTL | 10/16 | 10/11 | 0.566 (ns) |
| Sut AC/NLR | 10/5 | 10/8 | 0.722 (ns) |
| SuT MTL/NLR | 16/5 | 11/8 | 0.314 (ns) |
Class I = seizure free; Class II = rare seizure; Class III = meaningful seizure improvement; Class IV = no seizure improvement; SeT, seizure type; A, adult; C, child; PS, partial seizure; CPS, complex partial seizure; GS, generalized seizure; SuT, surgery type; AC, anterior callosotomy; MTL, mesial temporal lobectomy; NLR, neocortical lesion resection, ns, non-significan * Gender: M = male/F = female.