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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsia. 2022 Feb 10;63(4):950–960. doi: 10.1111/epi.17181

Table 1. Characteristics of the 125 Study Cases.

Table lists general study characteristics, including demographics, birth history, and neurological exam at presentation. Sum of individual brain injuries sum to >34 due to N = 5 cases with multiple subtypes (E.G. head injury with subsequent meningitis). Miscellaneous brain injuries include infarction (N = 4), periventricular leukomalacia (N = 3), and N =1 each of ruptured aneurysm, traumatic brain injury from motor vehicle accident, prenatal methamphetamine exposure, and hypoglycemic brain injury. In 1 case of HIE and 1 case of encephalitis, a variant of unknown significance was also identified on genetic testing. The case of prenatal drug exposure ultimately had no abnormalities noted on MRI. Non-focal motor difficulties included changes in motor tone or coordination. Follow-up duration, age at onset, and gestational age are reported as median (IQR); all other variables shown as N (%).

General Study Population Characteristics
Total N = 125
Male / Female 61 (48.8%) / 64 (51.2%)
Duration Follow-up 10.9 years (6.2, 19.3)
Age Onset 7 months (2.0, 15.5)
Gestational Age 40 weeks (37.0, 40.0)
Early Pre-term Births (<34 wks) 15 (12.0%)
Late Pre-term Births (34 to 36 6/7) 9 (7.2%)
Prenatal Complications Requiring Hospitalization 15 (12.0%)
Postnatal Complications Requiring ≥ 7 Days in NICU 48 (38.4%)
Presence of Neonatal Seizures 28 (22.4%)
Presence of Febrile Seizures 16 (12.8%)
Family History of Seizures in 1st Degree Relative 18 (14.4%)
Brain Injury 34 (27.2%)
 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy  14 (11.2%)
 Intraventricular Hemorrhage  8 (6.3%)
 Head Injury  1 (0.8%)
 Meningitis  3 (2.4%)
 Encephalitis  2 (1.6%)
 Miscellaneous  11 (8.8%)
Abnormal Findings on Neurologic Exam 64 (51.2%)
 Quadriparesis  27 (21.6%)
 Hemi/paraparesis  20 (16.0%)
 Extrapyramidal Signs  2 (1.6%)
 Non-focal Motor Difficulties  15 (12.0%)