Table 4.
Clinical data and the type of seizure in individuals with epilepsy from a Brazilian University hospital from January 2010 to March 2021.
| Marker | Data | Focal | Generalized | Focal and generalized | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 204 (94.9%) | 8 (3.7%) | 3 (1.4%) | 0.250 |
| Female | 197 (90.8%) | 15 (6.9%) | 5 (2.3%) | ||
| Febrile seizure | Absent | 354 (93.4%) | 19 (5.0%) | 6 (1.6%) | 0.563 |
| Present | 22 (91.7%) | 2 (8.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Therapy | Monotherapy | 226 (56.8%) | 20 (87.0%) | 4 (50.0%) | 0.009 |
| Polytherapy | 172 (43.2%) | 3 (13.0%) | 4 (50.0%) | ||
| Therapy response | Drug responsive | 251 (77.5%) | 19 (95.0%) | 5 (71.4%) | 0.123 |
| Drug resistant | 73 (22.5%) | 1 (5.0%) | 2 (28.6%) |
The statistical analyses were done using the Fisher's exact test. An alpha of 0.05 was adopted in all analyses.