Table 1.

A breakdown of the sex-related incidence preferences of several common epilepsy syndromes.

Epilepsy Syndrome	Male or Female Preponderance	Citation
Idiopathic generalized epilepsy	Female	[8,9]
Cryptogenic localization-related epilepsy	Female	[10]
PCDH19-related epilepsy	Female	[18]
Childhood absence epilepsy	Female	[19]
Photosensitive epilepsy	Female	[20]
Catamenial epilepsy	Only female	[21]
Localization-related symptomatic epilepsy	Male	[11]
Injury-induced epilepsy	Male	[10]
Status epilepticus	Male	[22]
Focal cortical dysplasia	Male	[23]
Perinodular heterotopia	Male	[23]
Epilepsy as a whole	Male	[12]