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| | Epilepsy patients |
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| Demographic characteristics |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 36.52 ± 12.47 |
| Gender (, % female) | 28 (58.33%) |
| Race (, % caucasian) | 45 (93.75%) |
| Religion (, % Christian) | 38 (80.85%) |
| Employment (, % employed) | 32 (66.67%) |
| Education (, % some college and beyond) | 38 (79.17%) |
| Living situation (, % living with family or others) | 44 (91.67%) |
| Marital status (, % married) | 23 (47.92%) |
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| Epilepsy characteristics |
| Age of onset of epilepsy (mean ± SD) | 19.75 ± 14.71 |
| Duration of epilepsy in years (mean ± SD) | 16.05 ± 13.58 |
| Number of seizures per month (median, IQR) | 4 () |
| Number of AED (median, IQR) | 2 () |
| Compliance (, % compliant) | 39 (84.78%) |
| Type of seizures | |
| Partial without generalization | 12 (25%) |
| Primarily generalized | 4 (8.3%) |
| Partial with secondary generalization | 32 (66.67%) |
| Etiology | |
| Symptomatic | 31 (64.58%) |
| Cryptogenic | 13 (27.08%) |
| Idiopathic | 4 (8.33%) |
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| Paraclinical characteristics |
| AEDs level | |
| Within reference range | 27 (75%) |
| Below reference range | 5 (13.89%) |
| Above reference range | 4 (11.11%) |
| EEG posterior dominant rhythm | 9.43 ± 1.15 |
| EEG findings | |
| Slowing | 6 (12.77%) |
| Interictal spikes | 23 (48.94%) |
| Normal | 18 (38.30%) |
| EMU diagnosis | |
| Left TLE | 14 (29.17%) |
| Right TLE | 13 (27.08%) |
| Bitemporal | 2 (4.17%) |
| Left extra-TLE | 8 (16.67%) |
| Right extra-TLE | 2 (4.17%) |
| Multilobar | 5 (10.42%) |
| IGE | 4 (8.33%) |
| MRI Findings (, % abnormal) | 33 (68.75%) |
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| Neuropsychological and sleep characteristics |
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment Score (MoCA) | 25 ± 4.22 |
| Beck Depression Inventory | 10.93 ± 8.65 |
| Beck Anxiety Inventory | 13.02 ± 11.08 |
| Epworth Sleepiness Scale | 8.19 ± 4.19 |
| Sleep disordered questionnaire for sleep apnea (SDQ-SA) | 24.70 ± 8.91 |
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| Quality of life characteristics (QOLIE-31) |
| Seizure worry | 48.53 ± 30.23 |
| Overall quality of life | 61.68 ± 22.27 |
| Emotional Wellbeing | 64.57 ± 20.94 |
| Energy/Fatigue | 46.46 ± 22.42 |
| Cognitive Functioning | 55.35 ± 25.76 |
| Medication Effects | 49.09 ± 25.86 |
| Social Functioning | 51.60 ± 29.69 |
| Overall Score |
55.98 ± 18.44 |
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