Table 2

- Correlation between pre-ictal phase and IOZ localization and lateralization value.

Pre-ictal (Aura)Types of epilepsy N (%)  
TLE (n= 33)TPE (n= 15)  
Mesial temporal (R) n=10Mesial temporal(L) n=10Mesial temporal (B) n=3Lateral temporal (R) n=3Lateral temporal (L) n=7Orbito-frontal (R) n=6Orbito-frontal (L) n=4Temporo-occipital (R) n=2Temporo-occipital (L) n=3Total (N=48)P-value
Epigastric sensation6 (60)3 (30)01 (33)01 (17)1 (25)01 (33)13 (27)0.246
Nausea3 (30)001 (33)1 (14)00005 (10)0.353
Palpitation & SOB00001 (14)00001 (2)0.694
Dreaming state1 (10)000000001 (2)0.897
Seeing familiar faces000000002 (67)2 (4)<0.001
Visual hallucination00000001 (50)1 (33)2 (4)0.008
Auditory hallucination00002 (28)00002 (4)0.138
Fear1 (10)5 (50)1 (33)2 (66)3 (42)2 (33)01 (50)2 (67)17 (35)0.38
Anxiety2 (20)01 (33)001 (17)0004 (8)0.533
Vertigo00000001 (50)01 (2)<0.001
Dizziness1 (10)2 (20)001 (14)1 (17)001 (33)6 (13)0.917
Headache001 (33)01 (14)1 (17)0003 (6)0.494
  • IOZ- ictal onset zone, SOB - shortness of breath, TLE- Temporal lobe epilepsy, One-way ANOVA test was used to compare the variables. *Statistically significant value (p<0.05), R - right side, L-left side, B - Bilateral