TABLE 1.

Descriptive characteristics of the study sample

Characteristic	CECTS, n = 23	Control, n = 19	P
Age, mean y (range)	11.4 (8-15)	10.7 (7-15)	.09a
Gender	18 M	9 M	.04b,c
Handedness	20 right, 3 left
Duration seizure-free, mean mo (range)	11.8 (0-51)
Laterality of discharges, n = 19 with NREM EEG	15 B, 3 R, 0 L, 1 N

Abbreviations: B, bilateral independent discharges; CECTS, childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes; EEG, electroencephalogram; L, left hemisphere only; M, male; N, neither; NREM, non–rapid eye movement; R, right hemisphere only.

^aTwo-sample t test.

^bChi-square test. Both age and gender were tested as predictors of connectivity index (see Statistical Analyses).

^cSignificant at alpha = .05.