Table 1.
Demographic patient characteristics in patients with DP, DR. DV and EH.
| Depersonalization N = 9 | Derealization N = 7 | Déjà vu N = 16 | Experiential hallucinations N = 12 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male/female | 3/6 | 3/4 | 7/9 | 8/4 | >0.05 |
| Age at evaluation (years) | 33.8 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 32.4 | >0.05 |
| Handedness (right/left/ambidextrous) | 7/2/0 | 7/0/0 | 14/1/1 | 11/0/1 | >0.05 |
| Duration of epilepsy (years) | 14.4 | 16.5 | 12.6 | 11.4 | >0.05 |
| Seizure frequency (p.a.) | 335 | 562 | 238 | 153 | >0.05 |
| Neurological examination (normal/pathological) | 4/5 | 4/3 | 12/4 | 9/3 | >0.05 |
| Family history (positive/negative)a | 2/7 | 2/5 | 1/13 | 1/9 | >0.05 |
| Psychiatric diagnosis (yes/no) | 0/9 | 1/6 | 3/5 | 4/2 | 0.019 |
| Surgical therapy (yes/no) | 7/2 | 5/2 | 13/3 | 9/3 | >0.05 |
| Favourable outcome after surgery (yes/no/unknown)b | 4/3 | 4/1 | 13/0 | 6/2/1 | 0.05 |
a
Information could not be retrieved retrospectively for all the patients, therefore N differs from the total N.
b
Refers only to the patients being operated (N = 34). Significance level after correction for multiple comparisons (Bonferroni correction) = 0.004.