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Table 1 Main baseline characteristics and callosotomy outcomes of the patients

From: Re-appraisal of callosotomy: rates and predictors of short-term seizure outcome in pediatric epileptic encephalopathy

Characteristic

Descriptive statistics

Age in years (mean ± SD)

8 (± 3.6)

Gender

 Male

93 (72%)

 Female

36 (28%)

Diagnosis

 Cryptogenic

33 (25.6%)

 Symptomatic LGS

87 (67.4%)

 Symptomatic LGS TS

3 (2.3%)

 Symptomatic SW

3 (2.3%)

 Symptomatic west

3 (2.3%)

Epilepsy duration in years (mean ± SD)

6.4 (± 3.4)

Drop attack outcome

 Favorable

105 (81%)

 Unfavorable

24 (19%)

Total seizure outcome

 Favorable

57 (44%)

 Unfavorable

72 (56%)

Complications

 Hydrocephalus

9 (7%)

 Disconnection syndrome

33 (26%)

  1. SD standard deviation, LGS Lennox–Gastaut syndrome, LGS TS Lennox–Gastaut syndrome tuberous sclerosis, SW Sturge–Weber