Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Age at onset | ||
< 1 year | 36 | 19.7 |
1–5 year | 76 | 41.5 |
> 5 year | 71 | 38.8 |
Mean/±SD = 4.6/3.6 | ||
Duration of epilepsy in years | ||
< 5 | 70 | 38.3 |
≥ 5 | 113 | 61.7 |
Mean/±SD = 5.7/3.5 | ||
Seizure type | ||
Focal onset | 49 | 26.8 |
Generalized onset | 132 | 72.1 |
Unknown onset | 2 | 1.1 |
Seizure frequency | ||
≤1 per month | 104 | 56.8 |
> 1per month | 79 | 43.2 |
Type of therapy (n = 182)a | ||
Monotherapy | 130 | 71.4 |
Monotherapy& have side effects | 3 | 1.6 |
Poly-therapy | 46 | 25.3 |
Poly-therapy & have side effects | 3 | 1.6 |
Comorbidity | ||
Yes | 47 | 25.7 |
No | 136 | 74.3 |
Symptomatic epilepsy with a known cause | ||
Yes | 44 | 24.0 |
No | 139 | 76.0 |
Seizure control | ||
Complete seizure control | 92 | 50.3 |
Partial seizure control | 57 | 31.1 |
Poor seizure control | 33 | 18.0 |
Not documented | 1 | 0.5 |