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Table 2 Comparison of the main outcomes before and after surgery

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

 

Preoperative

Postoperative

p-value

Drop attacks frequency as median (IQR)

70 (21–140)

3 (0–14)

< 0.001

Number of anti-epileptics as median (IQR)

3 (2–4)

2 (2–3)

< 0.001

Status epilepticus

 No

0 (0%)

93 (72%)

< 0.001

 Yes

129 (100%)

36 (28%)

IQ degree of impairment

 Mild

33 (26%)

51 (40%)

< 0.001

 Moderate

54 (42%)

39 (30%)

 Severe

42 (32%)

39 (30%)

  1. IQR inter-quartile range, IQ intelligence quotient