Table 3 Early Childhood Epilepsy Severity Scale (E-Chess) among the studied epilepsy groups
Items variables | Epilepsy (N = 20) | ADHD with epilepsy (N = 20) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency of seizures | Â | Â | - |
 Weekly | 20 (100%) | 20 (100%) | |
 Daily | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
 More than daily | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Time period over which seizures occurred (months) | Â | Â | - |
 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 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 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* |