- Clinical characteristics of patients with epilepsy.
| Clinical characteristics | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | |
| Type of epilepsy | ||
| Focal | 130 | (59.6) |
| Generalized | 80 | (36.7) |
| Both | 8 | (3.7) |
| Onset of epilepsy | ||
| Infancy | 18 | (8.3) |
| Childhood | 65 | (29.8) |
| Adolescent | 43 | (19.7) |
| Adulthood | 92 | (42.2) |
| Timing of seizure | ||
| Predominantly nocturnal | 151 | (15) |
| Predominantly daytime | 566 | (56.2) |
| Both | 291 | (28.9) |
| Frequency of seizure | ||
| Annually | 79 | (36.2) |
| Monthly | 89 | (40.8) |
| Weekly | 25 | (11.5) |
| Daily | 15 | (6.9) |
| Long time ago or once | 10 | (4.6) |
| Cause of epilepsy | ||
| Genetic | 77 | (35.3) |
| Structural | 105 | (48.2) |
| Metabolic/infectious/non-lesional | 18 | (8.3) |
| Under investigation | 18 | (8.3) |
| ASMs | ||
| Monotherapy | 84 | (38.5) |
| Polytherapy | 134 | (61.5) |
| Drug response | ||
| Drug responsive | 90 | (41.3) |
| Drug resistant | 117 | (53.7 |
| NA/not fitting | 11 | (5) |
| The proactive factor for seizure | ||
| Lack of sleep | 47 | (21.6) |
| Stress | 33 | (15.1) |
| Non-compliance to ASMs | 51 | (23.4) |
| No specific reason | 66 | (30.3) |
| More than one factor | 21 | (9.6) |
| Brain MRI | ||
| Normal | 87 | (39.9) |
| Abnormal | 110 | (50.5) |
| Not available/not done | 21 | (9.6) |
ASMs=antiseizure medications; MRI=magnetic resonance imaging