Table 1 The demographic, clinical characteristic and alertness of two groups with TLE and HCs
TLE-non-FBTCS (18) | TLE- FBTCS (21) | Health control (22) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (M/F) | 8/10 | 11/10 | 9/13 | 0.744(Chi-square) | |
Age (M ± SD) | 29.722 ± 8.857 | 33.523 ± 8.376 | 29.772 ± 6.279 | 0.212(ANOVA) | |
Education years, median (range) | 15(9-16) | 12(9-16) | 15(10-18) | 0.103(Kruskal-Wallis) | |
Side (R/L) | 11/7 | 11/10 | / | 0.584(Chi-square) | |
Hippocampal sclerosis (Yes or No) | 8/10 | 12/9 | / | 0.429(Chi-square) | |
Age of epilepsy onset (M ± SD) | 21.278 ± 10.665 | 21.238 ± 11.144 | / | 0.991(T-test) | |
Number of seizure years, median (range) | 5.5(1-21) | 11.0(3-35) | / | 0.068 (Mann-Whitney) | |
Type of seizure | FAS | 5 | / | / | / |
FIAS | 10 | / | / | / | |
FAS + FIAS | 3 | / | / | / | |
FAS + FBTCS | / | 2 | / | / | |
FIAS+FBTCS | / | 19 | / | / | |
Alertness | Alertness effect (M ± SD) | 0.106 ± 0.037 | 0.078 ± 0.034 | 0.090 ± 0.033 | 0.043(ANOVA) |
No cue RT (M ± SD) ms | 669.49 ± 87.15 | 715.87 ± 129.06 | 606.29 ± 72.22 | 0.003(Kruskal-Wallis) | |
Double cue RT median (range)ms | 616.32 (455.52-746.40) | 701.68 (569.89-1085.79) | 547.76 (457.38-708.38) | 0.003(Kruskal-Wallis) | |
ASM (mono or polytherapy) | 5/13 | 7/14 | / | 0.708(Chi-square) | |