Table 2 Comparison between patients who had seizures versus who had no seizures during pregnancy
Seizures during the entire pregnancy | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 52) | No (n = 73) | |||
Age | 27.31 ± 5.43 | 27.23 ± 5.37 | 0.773 | |
Age at onset | 14.16 ± 7.47 | 14.89 ± 6.73 | 0.361 | |
Seizure type | Focal | 31 (59.6%) | 36 (49.3%) | 0.255 |
Generalized | 21 (40.4%) | 37 (50.7%) | ||
Aetiology | Genetic | 21 (40.4%) | 37 (50.7%) | 0.516 |
Structural | 14 (26.9%) | 17 (23.3%) | ||
Unknown | 17 (32.7%) | 19 (26.0%) | ||
Seizure in 6 months before pregnancy | Controlled | 14 (26.9%) | 61 (83.6%) | < 0.001* |
Not controlled | 38 (73.1%) | 12 (16.4%) | ||
Poly\monotherapy | Monotherapy | 28 (53.8%) | 50 (68.5%) | 0.096 |
Polytherapy | 24 (46.2%) | 23 (31.5%) | ||