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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Neurol. 2021 Mar 5;119:3–10. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.02.006

TABLE 3.

Associations Between Using a Given Antiseizure Medication and SWS Characteristics

Medication Using Levetiracetam Using Oxcarbazepine Using Phenobarbital Unilateral Versus Bilateral B.I. Bilateral B.I. and Early Sz Onset Fam Hx of Sz Adult Versus Child Status Under Versus Over 2 Years
Aspirin 1.000 0.134 1.000 0.163 0.176 0.561 0.001 0.579
Carbamazepine 0.037 0.000 0.033 1.000 0.389 0.807 0.060 0.031
Lamotrigine 1.000 0.112 0.217 0.396 0.362 0.427 0.001 0.004
Levetiracitam —— 0.173 0.025 0.440 0.402 0.006 0.377 0.000
Oxcarbazepine 0.173 —— 0.053 0.753 0.305 0.556 0.000 0.324
Phenobarbital 0.025 0.053 —— 0.003 0.003 0.687 0.004 0.000
Zonisamide 0.259 0.573 0.420 0.140 0.104 0.042 1.000 0.524

Abbreviations:

B.I. = Brain involvement

Fam = Family

Hx = History

SWS = Sturge-Weber syndrome

Sz = Seizure

Bold face denotes a significant P value.

Fisher’s exact test.