Table 1.
Demographic and general patient’s data.
| Pts | Age (y)/Sex | Age at Seizure Onset (y) | Epilepsy Duration (y) | History of Drop Attack/Falls | IED (Side/Lobe) | MRI Findings | Baseline EKG | ASMs Failed (n°) | Current ASMs | Surgery (Outcome) | PMK Implantation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 18/M | 16 | 2 | no | Left/T | Left T Ganglioglioma (I WHO) |
normal | 2 | LEV | Yes (seizure free) |
No |
| #2 | 28/M | 20 | 8 | yes | Left/T | Left T Gangliocytoma (I WHO) |
normal | 4 | CBZ, CLB | Yes (seizure free) |
Yes |
| #3 | 28/F | 8 | 20 | yes | Bilateral (>left)/T | normal | normal | 2 | LEV, LTG |
No | Yes |
| #4 | 38/M | 34 | 4 | no | Right/F | Right F DNT | normal | 2 | CBZ, TPM | No, refused | Yes |
| #5 | 37/M | 35 | 2 | yes | Left/T-P | Left T-P post- surgical gliosis |
normal | 2 | VPA, TPM | No | Yes |
| #6 | 20/M | 13 | 7 | yes | Right/F | right HS | normal | 2 | VPA, LCS, ESL | No, refused | Yes |
| #7 | 36/F | 9 | 27 | no | Left/T | left HS | normal | 5 | CBZ, TPM, PB |
Yes (rare seizures) |
Yes |
| #8 | 37/M | 20 | 7 | no | Left/T-F | normal | normal | 6 | CBZ, LEV, PER | No | Yes |
T = temporal; F = frontal; C = central; P = parietal; HS = hippocampal sclerosis; DNT = dysembriplastic neuroepitelial tumor; PNES = psychogenic non-epileptic seizures; PMK = pace-maker; IED = interictal epileptiform discharges; LEV = levetiracetam; PER = perampanel; VPA = valproate; CBZ = carbamazepine; LCS = lacosamide; ESL = eslicarbazepine; TPM = topiramate; PB = phenobarbital; n.a.: not applicable.