Table 1

Demographic data

Patient	Age at recording (y)	Sex	Hemispheric dominance	Epilepsy duration (y)	Historical features	Social data	Mean monthly seizure frequency	Generalised tonic-clonic seizure frequency	Daytime of occurrence of seizures	Full scale intelligence quotient
1		14		F		R^1-150		12 years 6 months		Hyperthermic convulsions	Schoolgirl (difficulties)	10	0	Day	93
1		14		F		R^1-150		12 years 6 months		Onset at 18 months after mild head injury	Schoolgirl (difficulties)	10	0	Day	93
2	23	F	L	13	Gravidic toxoplasmosis	Student	1–4	3/year	Day	100
3	12	M	L	11	None	Schoolboy (difficulties)	10	0	Day	80
4	19	F	L	15	None	Works in a laundry	4–10	0	Night>day	65
5	31	F	L	29	None	Works as a nurse	10–20	0	Day	80
6		12		F		L		10		Hyperthermic convulsions	Schoolgirl (difficulties)	15–20	0	Day>night	78
6		12		F		L		10		L polar temporal cyst derivation at the age of 3	Schoolgirl (difficulties)	15–20	0	Day>night	78
7		37		F		L		36		Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy	Housewife	20	2/year	Day	Not performed
7		37		F		L		36		Hyperthermic convulsions	Housewife	20	2/year	Day	Not performed
8	34	F	L	7	Brother has epilepsy	Hostess, presently unemployed	7	0	Day	Not performed