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Table 1 Summary of clinical variables for Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) and cortical dysplasia (CD) cohorts

From: Differential expression of interferon-γ and chemokine genes distinguishes Rasmussen encephalitis from cortical dysplasia and provides evidence for an early Th1 immune response

Clinical variable

RE (n = 12)

CD (n = 12)

P value

Age at surgery (years)

9.9 ± 3.1

9.2 ± 3.6

P = 0.621a

Age at seizure onset (years)

6.4 ± 3.1

2.8 ± 2.4

P = 0.005 a

Time from onset to surgery (years)

3.5 ± 3.5

6.5 ± 3.3

P = 0.047 a

Number of AED pre-surgery

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

P = 0.248a

Side (Left/Right)

4/8

6/6

P = 0.408b

Gender (Female/Male)

5/7

8/4

P = 0.219b

T2 Index

2.5

0

P = 0.016 c

FLAIR Index

2

1

P = 0.003 c

  1. Mean ± SD or median values are shown. P values calculated as at-test.
  2. bChi square or cMann-Whitney. AED, antiepileptic drugs; FLAIR, fluid attenuated inversion recovery.