Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
All patients | Focal epilepsy | Generalized epilepsy | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 241 | 191 | 50 | |
Female, n(%) | 107(44.4%) | 80(41.9%) | 27(54.0%) | 0.47 |
Age of seizure onset, years median(IQR) | 28.0(15.9–51.0) | 34.2(20.2–55.0) | 13.2(10.3–20.4) | 0.00* |
Age, years median(IQR) | 33.7(20.1–54.9) | 38.9(25.4–58.8) | 16.8(13.0–25.7) | 0.00* |
Seizure frequency, per month/ median(IQR) | 1.0(0.2–3.5) | 1.0(0.2–2.6) | 1.0(0.3–20.0) | 0.27 |
Interval between the last seizure and VEM, days/ median(IQR) | 9.0(4.0–20.8) | 9.0(4.0–21.0) | 9.0(4.0–21.0) | 0.33 |
Latency to first IED, minute median(IQR) | 49.0(17.0–215.5) | 63.0(19.0–299.0) | 30.0(12.5–62.0) | 0.00* |