Table 1.
Demographic and clinical summary of a patient group.
TLE (N = 13) | FLE (N = 9) | HC (N = 100) | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | 7x F, 6x M | 7x F, 2x M | 48x F, 52x M |
Age [± std] | 34.86 y [± 9.48] | 27.86 y [± 6.85] | 31.65 y [± 8.35] |
Avg no of seizures per month [± std] | 5.67 y [± 4.97] | 22.10 y [± 45.43] | – |
Laterality |
10x right 3x left |
6x right 3x left |
– |
Disease duration [± std] | 24.24 y [± 10.52] | 14.52 y [± 6.70] | – |
Onset age [± std] | 10.62 y [± 9.50] | 13.33 y [± 7.48] | – |
Histology |
3x negativea 6x HS 1x FCD IIA 1x FCD IIB 1x FCD IIA + HS 1x MA |
6x FCD IIA 1x FCD IIB 1x FCD (unspecified) 1x gliosis |
– |
ILAE (12 months) |
9x ILAE 1 1x ILAE 3 3x ILAE 4 |
3x ILAE 1 1x ILAE 2 2x ILAE 3 3x ILAE 4 |
– |
M, male; F, female; TLE, temporal lobe epilepsy; FLE, frontal lobe epilepsy; HC, healthy control; FCD, focal cortical dysplasia; HS, hippocampal sclerosis; y, years; MA, meningioangiomatosis.
aPatients with negative histological findings were included only if they achieved ILAE outcome ≤ 4.