Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients
ENGEL | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
I | II–IV | |||
Gender (%) | 0.659 | |||
Male | 51 (67.2) | 41 | 10 | |
Female | 25 (32.8) | 19 | 6 | |
Age at surgery (years) (SD) | 6.00 ± 4.24 | 6.03 ± 4.24 | 6.00 ± 4.21 | 0.827 |
Age at seizure onset (years) (SD) | 2.52 ± 2.89 | 3.50 ± 2.84 | 2.52 ± 2.87 | 0.823 |
Seizure exposure time (years) (SD) | 3.49 ± 2.82 | 3.50 ± 2.84 | 3.49 ± 2.80 | 0.482 |
Follow-up time (years) (SD) | 4.88 ± 0.59 | 4.86 ± 0.55 | 4.88 ± 0.59 | 0.001 |
Seizure frequency (%) | 0.562 | |||
Cluster | 3 (3.9) | 1 | 2 | |
Each day > 10 | 30 (39.4) | 24 | 6 | |
Each day < 10 | 36 (47.4) | 29 | 7 | |
Weekly | 5 (6.6) | 4 | 1 | |
Monthly | 1 (1.3) | 1 | 0 | |
Once every few months | 1 (1.3) | 1 | 0 | |
Semiology (%) | total (n = 72) | 0.338 | ||
Focal | 42 (55.3) | 33 | 9 | |
Multiple types | 6 (7.9) | 6 | 0 | |
Spasm | 18 (23.7) | 13 | 5 | |
Spasm + focal | 6 (7.9) | 5 | 1 | |
Spasm (%) | total (n = 72) | 0.951 | ||
Yes | 29 (40.3) | 23 | 6 | |
No | 43 (59.7) | 37 | 10 | |
Acute postoperative seizure (%) | 0.002 | |||
Yes | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
No | 68 | 57 | 11 | |