Patients with focal cortical dysplasia (N = 37) | Healthy controls (N = 35) | p-value | |
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Age, years (± SD) | 28.0 (± 9.8) | 25.5 (± 2.6) | 0.137 |
Male, n (%) | 20 (54.0) | 21 (60.0) | 0.613 |
Age of seizure onset, years (interquartile range) | 14 (11–23) | ||
Duration of epilepsy, months (interquartile range) | 78 (12–180) | ||
EEG epileptiform discharges, n (%) | 37 (100.0) | ||
ASM load (interquartile range) | 1.4 (0.6–2.5) | ||
FCD side | |||
Right side, n (%) | 16 (43.2) | ||
Left side, n (%) | 20 (54.1) | ||
Both sides, n (%) | 1 (2.7) | ||
FCD Location | |||
Frontal lobe, n (%) | 16 (43.2) | ||
Temporal lobe, n (%) | 15 (40.5) | ||
Parietal lobe, n (%) | 3 (8.1) | ||
Occipital lobe, n (%) | 3 (8.1) | ||
Transmantle sign, n (%) | 10 (27.0) |