Table 2.
Characteristics of patients according to the rate of eating related seizures.
| 0% | 1–49% | 50–89% | ≥ 90% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 47 | 33 | 20 | 0 |
| Gender | 16 male (34%) | 13 male (39.4%) | 12 male (60%) | – |
| Age at monitoring (y) | 31.3 ± 19.1 | 30.9 ± 15.9 | 14.9 ± 11.1 | – |
| Age at epilepsy onset (y) | 15.8 ± 14.8 | 18.3 ± 13.1 | 7.4 ± 7.1 | – |
| Type of epilepsy |
Temporal 18 Extratemporal 23 Multilobar 2 Generalized 2 HH 2 |
Temporal 21 Extratemporal 4 Multilobar 4 Generalized 3 HH 1 |
Temporal 7 Extratemporal 4 Multilobar 4 Generalized 3 HH 2 |
– |
| Non-lesional epilepsy | 17 (36.2%) | 5 (15.2%) | 5 (25%) | – |
| Side of the seizure onset zone |
Right 15 Left 13 UNDET 15 |
Right 12 Left 12 UNDET 5 |
Right 6 Left 3 UNDET 7 |
– |
HH: hypothalamus hamartoma; UNDET: undetermined; y: years.