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Table 1 Relationship between the number of AEDs and the therapy outcome in the newly diagnosed epilepsy

From: A prospective cohort study of prognosis for newly diagnosed epilepsy in east China

AED attempts

Number of patients (%)

Outcome

Good N (%)

Poor N (%)

1

119 (66.1)

108 (90.8)

11 (9.2)

2

40 (22.2)

30 (75.0)

10 (25.0)

3

14 (7.8)

5 (35.7)

9 (64.3)

4

5 (2.8)

1 (20.0)

4 (80.0)

5

2 (1.1)

0 (0)

2 (100)

Total

180 (100)

144 (80.0)

36 (20.0)

  1. AED: antiepileptic drug. A good outcome was defined as a seizure-free remission for at least one year. A poor outcome was defined as no seizure-free remission for one year. Percentages of the therapy outcome sum up by row.