Table 2.

– Patients presenting with seizures: clinical and laboratory data.

	Age	Temp	G	Seizure	PMH / FH- Neurological	Laboratory	Imaging / EEG
1	0.4	39	F	SE, bilateral tonic clonic, RT > LT		NA 133 K 4.4 WBC 6.3 CRP 0.38 LP - Normal	EEG - normal
2	2.2	39	M	GTC SZ	FH - father + uncle febrile SZ	NA 132 K 3.9 WBC 22.8 CRP 5.8
3	5.1	36	F	GTC SE	uncontrolled epilepsy (1/month) on LEV (60 mg/kg/day) Congenital CMV	NA 135 K 3 WBC 5.3 CRP – not tested	EEG - epileptic encephalopathy
4	7	37	M	2 GTC SZ		NA 136 K 3.6 WBC 9.1 CRP – not tested
5	9	39	M	GTC	FH - febrile SZ	NA 131 K 3.7 WBC 8.3 CRP 3.65 LP - 100 RBC, 0 WBC	CT - Normal
6	11.5	37	M	GTC	Single unprovoked GTC 3 years prior to presentation	NA 135 K 4.1 WBC 15.5 CRP 0.11	EEG - Normal
7	13.1	39	M	GTC SE	epilepsy, rare seizures (2/year) ASD and ID	NA 136 K 3.2 WBC 9.3 CRP 2.2
8	14.8	36	M	Focal tonic	uncontrolled epilepsy on LEV (30 mg/kg/day) + LMG (6mg/kg/day)	NA 137 K 3.5 WBC 10.1 CRP – not tested
9	15	38	F	GTC	ID, cataract, prematurity 32weeks	NA 134 K 3.9 WBC 9.5 CRP 0.05	EEG – bifrontal sharp waves
10	17.2	38	M	GTC SE	CP with VPS, prematurity 28weeks uncontrolled epilepsy (few mild SZ /week, no GTC 2 years) on LEV (50/mg/kg/day)	NA 140 K 3.7 WBC 12.8 CRP 0.07	CT – shunt, PVL, no change from past imaging
11	17	38.5	F	GTC SE	IVH with VPS Controlled epilepsy On VPA (30 mg/kg/day)	NA 132 K 3.2 WBC 10 CRP 0.05 VPA - 72	CT – shunt, no change from past imaging

T – temperature, G – gender, PMH – past medical history, FH – family history, SE – status epilepticus, GTC – generalized tonic clonic, RT – right, LT – left, ASD – autism spectrum disorder, ID – intellectual disability, CMV – cytomegalovirus, LEV – levetiracetam, LMG – lamotrigine, VPA – valproic acid, LP – lumbar puncture, VPS – ventriculoperitoneal shunt, IVH – intraventricular haemorrhage, CRP - C-reactive protein, WBC – white blood cells, EEG – electroencephalography, CT – computerized tomography, PVL – periventricular leukomalacia. NA and K in mmol/L, WBC - x10E⁹/L, CRP - mg/L, VPA - mcg/mL