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. 2020 Jan 3;15(1):e0227359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227359

Table 2. Clinical characteristics of epileptic patients attending at the neurology clinic of TASH, 2017.

Variables Number (n) Percentage (%)
Types of seizure Generalized seizure 197 67.7
GTCS 193 66.3
Myoclonic 3 1.0
Absence 1 0.3
Partial seizure 71 24.4
Simple partial 19 6.5
Complex partial 23 7.9
Focal with secondary generalization 29 10.0
Unclassified* 23 7.9
Follow up years < 2 years 49 16.8
2–5 years 53 18.2
6–10 years 69 23.7
>10 years 120 41.2
Seizure free period < 1 year 191 65.6
1–2 years 46 15.8
2–5 years 33 11.3
>5 year 21 7.7
Number of seizure episode per year None 102 35.1
1–5 120 41.2
6–10 32 11.0
>10 37 12.7
Co-morbid conditions HIV 20 6.9
CRVHD/CHF 8 2.7
Major depressive disorder 10 3.4
Migraine headache 3 1.0
Mental retardation 5 1.7
HTN 12 4.1
Stroke 7 2.4
Others 14 4.8

“*Unclassified seizure”, a seizure which is diagnosed by the physician as “Epilepsy” or “seizure disorder”; GTCS, Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure; HIV, human immune virus; CHF, Congestive Heart Failure; CRVHD, Chronic Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease.