Clinical findings of patients 125 adult patients admitted for video/EEG monitoring and diagnosed with epilepsy.
| Clinical findings | Epilepsy (n=64) | PNES (n=54) | P-values* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seizure onset age, mean age (SD) | 20.9 (12.4) | 26.3 (11.1) | 0.015† |
| Duration of disease, mean years (SD) | 2.9 (1.05) | 2.5 (0.9) | 0.052† |
| Video/EEG period, mean hours (SD) | 64.9 (25.4) | 58.7 (23.6) | |
| Number of seizures in video/EEG unit, n (%) | 0.808 | ||
| None | 33 (51.6) | 28 (51.9) | |
| 1-3 seizures | 17 (26.6) | 12 (22.2) | |
| >3 seizures | 14 (21.9) | 14 (25.9) | |
| Epileptic seizure type, n (%) | 0.145 | ||
| Generalized | 24 (37.5) | 25 (45.6) | |
| Partial | 40 (62.5) | 29 (53.8) | |
| Seizure frequency, n (%) | 0.125 | ||
| Very frequent (every day-7 days) | 19 (29.7) | 25 (46.3) | |
| Frequent (7-30 days) | 23 (35.9) | 20 (37.0) | |
| Rare (31-days to 1 year) | 16 (25.0) | 7 (13.0) | |
| Very rare (more than one year) | 6 (9.4) | 2 (3.7) | |
| Psychiatric comorbidities, n (%) | 0.000† | ||
| None | 46 (71.9) | 17 (31.5) | |
| Depressive disorders | 7 (10.9) | 6 (11.2) | |
| Anxiety disorders | 7 (10.9) | 5 (9.3) | |
| Somatoform disorders | 4 (6.3) | 26 (48.2) | |
| Stressful life events | 10 (15.6) | 9 (16.7) | 0.539 |