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. 2022 Jun 25;63(8):2096–2107. doi: 10.1111/epi.17314

TABLE 2.

Outcome at age 7 years by etiology

Intellectual disability ASD Cerebral palsy plus a No NDV Seizure‐free > 2 years b Seizure‐ free and no NDV
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Cerebral malformation, n = 16 13 (81) 2 (12) 11 (69) 1 (6) 3 (19) 2 (12)

Perinatal asphyxia,

n = 10

8 (80) 0(0) 9(90) 0(0) 1(10) 0(0)

Metabolic disease,

n = 10

10 (100) 0(0) 10(100) 0(0) 2(20) 0(0)

Tuberous sclerosis,

n = 5

3 (60) 3(60) 0(0) 0(0) 1(20) 0(0)

Stroke,

n = 5

3 (60) 0(0) 3(60) 2(40) 3(60) 2(40)
Struct/Met/Inf etiology, n = 52 40 (77) 5(10) 36(69) 6(12) 13(25) 6(12)
Genetic etiol, no s/m c , n = 17 12 (71) 2(12) 2(12) 4(24) 12(71) 4(24)

Unknown etiology,

n = 47

5(11) 6(13) 0(0) 32(68) 36(77) 30(64)

Abbreviations: ASD, autism spectrum disorder. NDV = neurodevelopmental problem, includes intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder, other learning difficulties, other motor impairments. Struct/Met/Inf etiology, includes structural, metabolic and infectious etiology.

a

“Cerebral palsy plus” includes 28 cases of cerebral palsy and 10 cases of similar motor symptoms in progressive metabolic disease.

b

Seizure‐free for 2 years or longer at age 7.

c

Molecularly confirmed genetic etiology without structural or metabolic abnormality.