Aetiological classification of seizures (adapted from International League Against Epilepsy 2006)
| Seizures | n=41 (39+2)* (50.9%) |
| Idiopathic or cryptogenic epileptic seizures | 20 (48.8%) |
| Provoked or acute symptomatic seizures | 16 (39%) |
| Drugs (use or withdrawal) | 12 |
| Alcohol | 9 |
| Cocaine (body packers) | 3 |
| Acute ischaemic stroke | 2 |
| Arteriovenous malformation | 1 |
| Massive pulmonary embolism | 1 |
| Spontaneous remote symptomatic seizures | 3 (7.3%) |
| Chronic cerebrovascular disease | 2 |
| Neurocysticercosis | 1 |
| Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures | 4 (9.7%)† |