Table 1 Clinical characteristics of seizure patients and control subjects
Variable | Patient | Control | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (n) | 31 | 25 | |
Current age (years) | 42.5 (15.1) | 38.7 (17.6) | P > 0.05 |
Age at onset of epilepsy (years) | 23.3 (14.8) | ||
Gender (M:F), n | 20/16 | 13/12 | P > 0.05 |
Red blood cells (1012/l) | 4.3 | 4.5 | P > 0.05 |
White blood cells (109/l) | 5.9 | 6.2 | P > 0.05 |
Focus of seizure | |||
Temporal, n (%) | 13 (41.9) | ||
Extratemporal, n (%) | 18 (58.1) | ||
Type of seizure | |||
Single GTC seizure, n (%) | 11 (35.5) | ||
Repetitive GTC seizure, n (%) | 20 (64.5) | ||
Epilepsy duration (years) | 6.3 (1–18) | ||
Frequency of seizures (month) | 1.5 (1–5) | ||
Number of seizures | 3.3 (1–10) | ||
Total duration of seizure (min) | 8.3 (2–13) | ||
Time to sampling (h) | 6.2 (3–15) | ||
Anti-epileptic drugs used | 21 (67.7) | ||
No treatment | 10 (32.3) |