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

Abbreviations: IGE = idiopathic generalized epilepsies; C-TLE = cryptogenic temporal lobe epilepsy; ASM = antiseizure medication; HC = healthy controls.