- Prevalence of fatigue according to epilepsy characteristics.
| Epilepsy characteristics | FSS | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Fatigue (score: <4) | Fatigue (score: ≥4) | ||
| n (%) | |||
| Epilepsy classification | |||
| Focal | 111 (64.2) | 62 (35.8) | 0.398 |
| Generalized | 49 (66.2) | 25 (33.8) | |
| Unclassified | 10 (83.3) | 2 (16.7) | |
| MRI | |||
| Non-lesional | 91 (66.9) | 45 (33.1) | 0.65 |
| Lesional | 79 (64.2) | 44 (35.8) | |
| Seizure Control | |||
| Uncontrolled | 89 (57.1) | 67 (42.9) | <0.001 |
| Controlled | 81 (78.6) | 22 (21.4) | |
| Seizure frequency over the last 6 months in patients with uncontrolled seizure | |||
| Daily | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) | 0.61 |
| Weekly | 9 (40.9) | 13 (59.1) | |
| Monthly | 28 (66.7) | 14 (33.3) | |
| Once in 3–6 months | 45 (58.4) | 32 (41.6) | |
| Number of current ASMs | |||
| One | 69 (69.0) | 31 (31.0) | 0.604 |
| Two | 61 (64.9) | 33 (35.1) | |
| Three or more | 40 (61.5) | 25 (38.5) | |
| ASM compliance | |||
| Good | 152 (66.7) | 76 (33.3) | 0.344 |
| Poor | 18 (58.1) | 13 (41.9) | |
| Frequency of missing ASM in the poor complaint group | |||
| Almost daily | 10 (77.0) | 3 (23.0) | 0.03 |
| Weekly | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) | |
| Monthly | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Previous epilepsy surgery | |||
| No | 149 (64.2) | 83 (35.8) | 0.16 |
| Yes | 21 (77.8) | 6 (22.2) | |
| History of ED visits due to breakthrough seizure | |||
| No | 85 (63.9) | 48 (36.1) | 0.55 |
| Yes | 85 (67.5) | 41 (32.5) | |
| History of ICU admission due to SE | |||
| No | 138 (65.1) | 74 (34.9) | 0.69 |
| Yes | 32 (68.1) | 15 (31.9) | |
| History of seizure-related trauma | |||
| No | 120 (67) | 59 (33) | 0.48 |
| Yes | 50 (62.5) | 30 (37.5) | |