TABLE 3.
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.