Gender (male) | 32 (71.1%) |
Age at conclusion of study (years) | 11.3 ± 5.1 |
Age at evaluation (years) | 8.2 ± 3.7 |
Age at seizure onset (months) | 6.2 ± 3.7 |
Family history of febrile seizures or epilepsy | 16 (35.6%) |
Antecedent febrile seizures | 35 (77.8%) |
Seizure type | |
 GTCS/secondary GTCS | 40 (88.9%) |
 Complex partial | 29 (64.4%) |
 Myoclonic | 18 (40.0%) |
 Atypical absence | 15 (33.3%) |
 Simple partial | 9 (20.0%) |
 Atonic | 4 (8.9%) |
 Tonic | 1 (2.2%) |
Status epilepticus | 28 (62.2%) |
EEG characteristics | |
 Normal | 1 (2.2%) |
 Slow background activity | 25 (55.6%) |
 Only focal discharge | 14 (31.1%) |
 Only generalized discharge | 5 (11.1%) |
 Focal and generalized discharge | 25 (55.6%) |
MRI abnormality | 13 (28.9%) |
Treatment with ≥ 3 AEDs | 36 (80.0%) |
Seizure free | 0 (0%) |