Table 4 Comparison between patients who had seizures and who had no seizures during the postpartum period
Seizures during the postpartum period | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 38, %) | No (n = 86, %) | |||
Age | 26.47 ± 4.89 | 27.7 ± 5.54 | 0.163 | |
Age at onset | 14.01 ± 6.19 | 14.86 ± 7.42 | 0.635 | |
Seizure type | Focal | 16 (42.1%) | 51 (59.3%) | 0.076 |
Generalized | 22 (57.9%) | 35 (40.7%) | ||
Etiology | Genetic | 22 (57.9%) | 35 (40.7%) | 0.033* |
Structural | 11 (28.9%) | 20 (23.3%) | ||
Unknown | 5 (13.2%) | 31 (36.0%) | ||
Seizures occurrence in pregnancy | None | 9 (23.7%) | 63 (73.3%) | < 0.001* |
Yes | 29 (76.3%) | 23 (26.7%) | ||
Poly\monotherapy | Monotherapy | 17 (44.7%) | 54 (62.8%) | 0.061 |
Polytherapy | 21 (55.3%) | 32 (37.2%) | ||