Research Article
Social Cognition in Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies and Nonlesional Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical aspects of persons with idiopathic generalized epilepsies, cryptogenic temporal lobe epilepsy, and healthy controls.
| | HC () | Patient subgroups | IGE () | C-TLE() |
| Epilepsy-related factors | | Chronological age | | | | Years of schooling | | | | Males/females | 8 : 16 | 8 : 16 | 8 : 16 | Marital status | | | | Unmarried | 11 | 14 | 13 | Married | 9 | 10 | 9 | Separated/divorced | 3 | 0 | 2 | Widowed | 1 | 0 | 0 | Occupation | | | | Student | 4 | 6 | 6 | Unemployed | 2 | 2 | 3 | Homemaker | 2 | 3 | 2 | Employed | 14 | 12 | 13 | Retired | 2 | 1 | 0 | Income level | | | | Low | 7 | 8 | 3 | Average | 16 | 16 | 18 | High | 1 | 0 | 3 | Age at time of epilepsy onset | | | | Epilepsy duration (years) | | | | Seizure frequency | | | | Number of ASM | | | |
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Abbreviations: IGE = idiopathic generalized epilepsies; C-TLE = cryptogenic temporal lobe epilepsy; ASM = antiseizure medication; HC = healthy controls.
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