Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics in patients seizure-free ≧2 years
Variable | All (n = 262) | a = abnormal EEG presentation (n = 75) | b = normal EEG presentation (n = 187) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender(male: female) | 141:121 | 40:35 | 101:86 |
Age\( \left(\overline{x}\pm \mathrm{s},\mathrm{year}\right) \) | 21.7 ± 13.1 | 20.2 ± 12.9 | 22.3 ± 13.1 |
Age at onset\( \left(\overline{x}\pm \mathrm{s},\mathrm{year}\right) \) | 13.7 ± 12.7 | 12.4 ± 11.7 | 14.3 ± 13.1 |
Course of disease (month) | 84.6 ± 55.9 | 90.3 ± 74.8 | 82.3 ± 46.3 |
Seizure type classification | |||
Idiopathic epilepsy(%) | 191 (72.9) | 43 (57.3) | 148 (79.1) |
Symptomatic/ Cryptogenic epilepsy(%) | 71 (27.1) | 32 (42.7) | 39 (20.9) |
History of febrile convulsions(%) | 32 (12.3) | 10 (13.5) | 22 (11.8) |
History of postpartum anoxic | 8 (3.1) | 3 (4.1) | 5 (2.7) |
History of cerebral trauma | 13 (5.0) | 10 (13.5) | 3 (1.6) |
History of cerebral surgery | 6 (2.3) | 6 (8.1) | 0 |
Family history of epilepsy(%) | 8 (1.6) | 5 (6.8) | 3 (3.1) |
Imaging findings(%) | 29 (11.2) | 18 (25.0) | 11 (5.9) |
Number of AEDs≧1(%) | 43 (16.4) | 16 (21.3) | 27 (14.4) |
Seizure-free period \( \left(\overline{x}\pm \mathrm{s},\mathrm{month}\right) \) | 49.0 ± 29.0 | 50.7 ± 31.5 | 48.4 ± 28.0 |