From: The long-term prognosis and predictors of epilepsy: a retrospective study in 820 patients
Variables | 1- year remission | 2 - year remission | ||||
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Yes n = 503 | No n = 317 | P-value | Yes n = 330 | No n = 339 | P-value | |
Sex, male, n (%) | 280 (55.7) | 163 (51.4) | 0.235 | 187 (56.3) | 177 (52.2) | 0.281 |
Age at seizure onset, years, median (IQR; range) | 15 (10–24; < 1 to 77) | 16 (10–25; < 1 to 70) | 0.972 | 15 (10 - 22; < 1 to 70) | 16 (10–25; < 1 to 70) | 0.465 |
Age at seizure onset, ≤ 12 years, n (%) | 168 (33.6) | 113 (35.6) | 0.548 | 111 (33.6) | 116 (34.2) | 0.874 |
Seizure frequency, ≥ 1 /month, n (%) | 252 (50.1) | 233 (73.5) | < 0.001 | 158 (47.9) | 244 (72.0) | < 0.001 |
Number of AEDs at first arrival, n (%) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
0 | 193 (38.4) | 69 (21.8) | 138 (41.8) | 84 (24.8) | ||
1 | 200 (39.8) | 123 (38.8) | 122 (37.0) | 137 (40.4) | ||
≥ 2 | 110 (21.9) | 125 (39.4) | 70 (21.2) | 118 (34.8) | ||
Family history of epilepsy or FS, n (%) | 42 (8.3) | 26 (8.2) | 0.940 | 28 (8.5) | 21 (6.2) | 0.256 |
History of FS, n (%) | 51 (10.1) | 34 (10.7) | 0.789 | 29 (8.8) | 38 (11.2) | 0.297 |
EEG results, n (%) | < 0.001 | 0.002 | ||||
Normal | 162 (32.2) | 51 (16.1) | 103 (31.2) | 66 (19.5) | ||
Epileptiform abnormality | 266 (52.9) | 204 (64.4) | 176 (53.3) | 208 (61.4) | ||
Not done | 75 (14.9) | 62 (19.6) | 51 (15.5) | 65 (19.2) | ||
MRI results, n (%) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
Normal | 293 (58.3) | 122 (38.5) | 201 (60.9) | 144 (42.5) | ||
Abnormal | 173 (34.4) | 170 (53.6) | 105 (31.8) | 169 (49.9) | ||
Not done | 37 (7.4) | 25 (7.9) | 24 (7.3) | 26 (7.7) | ||
Type of epilepsy, n (%) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
Idiopathic | 101 (20.1) | 24 (7.6) | 71 (21.5) | 28 (8.3) | ||
Symptomatic | 135 (26.8) | 159 (50.2) | 86 (26.1) | 148 (43.7) | ||
Cryptogenic | 267 (53.1) | 134 (42.3) | 173 (52.4) | 163 (48.1) |