Psychiatric Assessment in Patients with Mild Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Table 1

Demographical, clinical, and psychological characteristics of the patients.

Variable	TLE ()
Demographical and clinical data
Gender (f/m)	13f/22 m
Educational level (y)	13 (8-18)
Age (y)
Age at onset (y)
Duration (y)
Antecedent FCs,	5
Interictal EEG,
Unilateral right	8
Unilateral left	6
Bilateral	13
Normal	5
Radiological hippocampal sclerosis,
Right	5
Left	6
Bilateral	0
None	15
Aura,	15
AEDs,
Monotherapy	15
Multitherapy	20
Psychiatric therapy (BDZ, SSRI, SNRI, and NL)	9
Psychological data
MMSE
BDI
STAI—state anxiety
STAI—trait anxiety

Legend: BDZ: Benzodiazepine; SSRI: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor; SNRI: Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor; NL: Neuroleptic; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination (cut-off: >23); BDI: Beck Depression Inventory (cut-off: >12); STAI Y1-Y2: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 1-2 (cut-off: >40). Data are given as mean or median values (range) when appropriate.