- Clinical characteristics of participants.
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Years of epilepsy | |
| 1–5 | 55 (21.2) |
| 5–10 | 62 (23.9) |
| 10–20 | 86 (33.2) |
| >20 | 56 (21.6) |
| Epilepsy classification | |
| Focal | 173 (66.8) |
| Generalized | 74 (28.6) |
| Unclassified | 12 (4.6) |
| Focal epilepsy localization | 173 (66.8) |
| Temporal | 81 (46.8) |
| Frontal | 46 (26.5) |
| Partial | 18 (10.4) |
| Occipital | 11 (6.3) |
| Insular | 4 (2.3) |
| Others (e.g. multi-lobar, or pineal) | 13 (7.5) |
| MRI | |
| Non-lesional | 136 (52.5) |
| Lesional | 123 (47.5) |
| Seizure Control | |
| Uncontrolled (last seizure ≤ 1 year) | 156 (60.2) |
| Controlled (last seizure >1 year) | 103 (39.7) |
| Seizure frequency over last 6 months for patients with uncontrolled seizures (n = 156) | |
| Daily | 15 (9.6) |
| Weekly | 22 (14.1) |
| Monthly | 42 (26.9) |
| Once in 3–6 months | 77 (49.3) |
| Number of current ASMs | |
| One | 100 (38.6) |
| Two | 94 (36.3) |
| Three or more | 65 (25.1) |
| ASM compliance | |
| Good | 228 (88.0) |
| Poor | 31 (12.0) |
| Frequency of missing ASM in poor complaint group (n=31) | |
| Almost daily | 13 (41.9) |
| Weekly | 12 (38.7) |
| Monthly | 6 (19.4) |
| Previous Epilepsy surgery | 27 (10.4) |
| History of ED visits due to breakthrough seizure | 126 (48.6) |
| History of ICU admission due to SE | 47 (18.1) |
| History of seizure-related trauma | 80 (31.1) |