From: A prospective cohort study of prognosis for newly diagnosed epilepsy in east China
Disease parameter | Outcome | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Poor (N = 23) | Good (N = 157) | ||
Male gender | 11 (47.8%) | 83 (52.9%) | 0.651 |
Age | 17 (9 – 37) | 19 (6 – 71) | 0.516 |
Age at the seizure onset | 12 (4 – 30) | 13 (1 – 65) | 0.822 |
Duration of epilepsy (months) | 81 (24 – 99) | 40 (24 – 110) | < 0.001 |
Type of epilepsy | Â | Â | 0.022 |
Focal seizures | 18 (78.3%) | 83 (52.9%) | Â |
Generalized seizures | 5 (21.7%) | 74 (47.1%) | Â |
Etiology | Â | Â | 0.128 |
Genetic | 9 (39.1%) | 38 (24.2%) | Â |
Structural/metabolic or unknown cause | 14 (60.9%) | 119 (75.8%) | Â |