Table 2 Descriptive results and clinical characteristics of the studied subjects (continued)
From: Predictive factors of epilepsy outcome in a sample of Egyptian pre-elderly and elderly population
Variables | n = 100 | |
|---|---|---|
Status epilepticus (%) | 16% | |
Seizure precipitants (%) | No precipitants | 35% |
Stress | 31% | |
Sleep | 12% | |
Sleep deprivation | 13% | |
Anti-epileptic drugs (%) | Carbamazepine | 43% |
Valproate | 39% | |
Phenytoin | 14% | |
Levetiracetam | 33% | |
MRI brain findings (%) | Normal | 56% |
Encephalomalacia | 30% | |
Temporal atrophy | 7% | |
EEG changes (%) | Normal | 55% |
Focal changes | 37% | |
Generalized changes | 10% | |