Seizure types, their characteristics and main investigations of 663 Jordanian pediatric epileptic patients.
| Parameters | One seizure type | Mixed seizures | All seizure types |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | |||
| Generalized | 248 (41.5) | 103 (74.1) | 351 (47.6) |
| Tonic Clonic | 139 (23.2) | 29 (20.9) | 168 (22.8) |
| Absence | 41 (6.9) | 11 (7.9) | 52 (7.1) |
| Myoclonic | 24 (4.0) | 28 (20.1) | 52 (7.1) |
| Clonic | 4 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | 7 (0.9) |
| Tonic | 27 (4.5) | 16 (11.5) | 43 (5.8) |
| Atonic | 13 (2.2) | 16 (11.5) | 29 (3.9) |
| Focal | 317 (53.0) | 29 (20.9) | 346 (46.9) |
| Without ICA* | 59 (9.9) | 9 (6.5) | 68 (9.2) |
| With ICA | 178 (29.8) | 18 (12.9) | 196 (26.6) |
| With ICA and evolving to BCS** | 43 (7.2) | 1 (0.7) | 44 (6.0) |
| Without ICA* and evolving to BCS** | 37 (6.2) | 1 (0.7) | 38 (5.2) |
| Spasms | 33 (5.5) | 7 (5.0) | 40 (5.4) |
| Intractable | 161/663 (24.3) | ||
| MRI alone | 389/663 (58.7) | ||
| CT alone | 111/663 (16.7) | ||
| Both CT and MRI | 108/663 (16.3) | ||
| None | 55/663 (8.3) | ||
| Number of patients N=663 | |||
| One seizure type | 598 (90.2) | ||
| Mixed seizures | 65 (9.8) | ||
| Number of seizures N=737 | |||
| One seizure type | 598 (81.1) | ||
| Mixed seizures | 139 (18.9) | ||