The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 2 Differences in laboratory findings as regard disease duration and seizure type

From: Malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase levels in patients with epilepsy: a case–control study

	MDA (nmol/ml)			SOD (U/ml)
	Mean ± SD	t	p	Mean ± SD	t	p
≤ 5 years (n = 15)	5.16 ± 1.38	2.085	0.041*	8.11 ± 1.02	2.875	0.006*
> 5 years (n = 47)	6.04 ± 1.44	2.085	0.041*	7.43 ± 0.72	2.875	0.006*
Focal (n = 21)	6.17 ± 1.51	1.345	0.184	7.78 ± 0.84	1.256	0.214
Generalized (n = 41)	5.65 ± 1.43	1.345	0.184	7.50 ± 0.85	1.256	0.214

MDA malondialdehyde, SOD superoxide dismutase, t student t test, SD standard deviation, * significant

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