TABLE 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of the sample.
| Demographic characteristics | Active tDCS (n = 13) | Sham tDCS (n = 13) | p value |
| Age in years (mean, SD) | 53.38 (±14.45) | 55.76 (±7.68) | 0.60 |
| Sex female (n, %) | 12 (92.30%) | 10 (76.92%) | 0.59 |
| Schooling-years of study (median, IQR) | 6.0 (5.0–9.0) | 6.0 (5.0–10.0) | 0.84 |
| Income in number of minimum wages (median, IQR) | 1.55 (1.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 0.48 |
| Occupational situation (n, %) | 0.59 | ||
| Unemployed | 8 (61.53%) | 6 (46.15%) | |
| Retired | 5 (38.46%) | 5 (38.46%) | |
| Sickness benefit | 0 (0%) | 2 (15.38%) | |
| From Porto Alegre | 7 (53.84%) | 8 (61.53%) | 1.00 |
| Received help from caregiver during treatment | 11 (84.61%) | 76.92%) | 1.00 |
| Laterality of the crisis (n, %) | 1.00 | ||
| Left | 8 (61.53%) | 9 (69.23%) | |
| Right | 1 (7.69%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Bilateral | 4 (30.76%) | 4 (30.73%) | |
| Age of onset of epilepsy (mean, SD) | 22.83 (±13.06) | 22.23 (±13.68) | 0.91 |
| Dropouts (n, %) | 2 (15.38%) | 1 (7.69%) | 1.00 |
| Use of psychiatric medications (n, %) | 7 (53.84%) | 7 (53.84%) | 1.00 |
| N of epilepsy seizures in the last month (median, minimum-maximum) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–2) | 0.68 |
| Controlled epilepsy (n, %) | 3 (23.1%) | 8 (61.5%) | 0.11 |
| Previous psychiatric diagnosis (n, %) | 0.57 | ||
| Mood disorder | 7 (53.84%) | 6 (46.15%) | 1.00 |
| Anxiety disorder | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (7.69%) | 1.00 |
| Psychotic disorder | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (15.38%) | 0.48 |
| Mood + Anxiety | 3 (23.07%) | 2 (15.38%) | 1.00 |
| Without disorder | 1 (7.69%) | 1 (7.69%) | 1.00 |
| Not described | 2 (15.38%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.00 |