Patient No/sex | Age at last follow up (y) | Age at onset (y) | Age at last seizure (y) | Duration of epilepsy (y) | Free of seizures (y) | Frequency of seizures | Postictal headache | Family history | Anti-epileptic drugs | Seizures with AED | Age at drug withdrawal (y) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/M | 30 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 7 | Weekly | Severe | M | Barbiturate | 5 | 24 |
2/F | 22 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 7 | Daily | Moderate | — | CBZP | 0 | 20 |
3/M | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | Weekly | — | — | CBZP | 0 | 14 |
4/M | 16 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | Weekly | Severe | — | CBZP | Few VS | Continues |
5/M | 14 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | Daily | — | M–E | CBZP | Few VS | Continues |
6/F | 24 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 4 | Monthly | Severe | M–E | SV-CBZP | 0 after CBZP | Continues |
7/M | 17 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | Daily | Severe | M?–E? | CBZP | 0 | Continues |
8/M | 21 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 0 | Daily | Severe | — | SV-CBZP | 0 after CBZP | Continues |
9/M | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 in all | Severe | — | CBZP | Unknown | Continues |
Mean | 20.7 | 12.0 | 17.8 | 5.8 | 2.9 | ||||||
SD | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | ||||||
Median | 21 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
M=Migraine; E=spilepsy; CBZP=carbamazepine; SV=sodium valproate; VS=visual seizures; AED=antiepileptic medication; ?=doubtful.