|
Frequency of seizures
| | |
-
|
|
Weekly
|
20 (100%)
|
20 (100%)
|
|
Daily
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
More than daily
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
Time period over which seizures occurred (months)
| | |
-
|
|
Less than 1 month
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
1–6 months
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
More than 6 months
|
20 (100%)
|
20 (100%)
|
|
Number of seizure types
| | |
0.244
|
|
One seizure type
|
18 (90%)
|
20 (100%)
|
|
Two seizure types
|
2 (10%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
Three seizure types
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
Number of anticonvulsants used
| | |
0.006*
|
|
None
|
0 (0%)
|
4 (20%)
|
|
One or two anticonvulsants
|
14 (70%)
|
16 (80%)
|
|
More than two anticonvulsants
|
6 (30%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
Response to treatment
| | |
0.052
|
|
Complete cessation of seizures
|
7 (35%)
|
12 (60%)
|
|
Partial cessation of seizures
|
13 (65%)
|
6 (30%)
|
|
No improvement of seizures
|
0 (0%)
|
2 (10%)
|
|
Total severity score
| | | |
|
≤ 9
|
14 (70%)
|
20 (100%)
|
0.010*
|
|
10–13
|
6 (30%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
13–15
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
Total severity score (mean ± SD)
|
9.05 ± 0.759
|
8.10 ± 0.852
|
0.001*
|
