Research Article
Predictors of Postoperative Seizure Recurrence: A Longitudinal Study of Temporal and Extratemporal Resections
Table 3
Predictors of seizure recurrence over 5 years of follow-up.
| | Predictor | Number of patients analyzed ( values) | | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 5 years |
| | Age (<30 versus ≥30 years) | 70 (0.11) | 50 (0.12) | 36 (0.2) | 27 (0.63) | | Gender | 70 (0.39) | 50 (0.07) | 36 (0.24) | 27 (0.68) | | History of GTC seizures | 70 (0.08) | 50 (0.73) | 36 (0.2) | 27 (0.05) | | Epilepsy duration (<10 versus ≥10 y) | 69 (0.13) | 49 (0.07) | 35 (1) | 26 (1) | | Seizure frequency (<10/m versus ≥10/m) | 63 (0.5) | 44 (0.47) | 35 (0.51) | 26 (0.63) | | Number of AEDs (<5 versus ≥5) | 68 (0.24) | 49 (1) | 35 (0.56) | 26 (0.64) | | MRI (normal versus abnormal) | 70 (0.21) | 50 (0.17) | 36 (0.13) | 27 (0.39) | | Interictal EEG (concordant versus discordant) | 62 (0.17) | 43 (0.2) | 31 (0.46) | 25 (0.67) | | Ictal EEG (concordant versus discordant with resection) | 68 (<0.01) | 48 (0.01) | 34 (0.02) | 27 (0.01) | | Resection (temporal versus extratemporal) | 70 (0.04) | 50 (0.02) | 36 (0.04) | 27 (0.13) | | Wada memory lateralization (contralateral versus other) | 52 (0.27) | 38 (1) | 27 (0.17) | 19 (0.42) | | Pathology (MTS, gliosis, tumor, vascular, and other) | 70 (0.6) | 50 (0.38) | 36 (0.09) | 27 (0.42) |
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AED: antiepileptic drug; MTS: mesial temporal sclerosis; GTC: secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
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