Research Article

Adaptive Skills and Somatization in Children with Epilepsy

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics by seizure type.

Demographics ( , %)CP ( )SG ( )

Sex
 Male40 (62.50%)12 (52.17%)
 Female24 (37.50%)11 (47.83%)
Ethnicity
 Caucasian48 (75.00%)15 (65.22%)
 African American11 (17.19%)7 (11.48%)
 Hispanic/other5 (7.81%)1 (4.35%)
Annual income
 >$10,0007 (10.94%)2 (8.70%)
 $10–20,00011 (17.19%)6 (26.09%)
 $20–30,00012 (18.75%)4 (17.39%)
 $30–40,0007 (10.94%)1 (4.35%)
 $40–50,0005 (7.81%)3 (13.04%)
 >$50,00022 (34.38%)7 (11.48%)

Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Age at testing10.36 (2.89)11.42 (2.71)
Full scale IQ86.42 (11.10)86.48 (10.70)
Age of onset5.99 (3.46)6.14 (3.62)
Duration (years since onset)4.42 (3.77)5.33 (3.20)
Number of medications1.72 (0.85)1.95 (0.77)

CP: complex partial; SG: complex partial-secondary generalized; FSIQ: full scale intelligence quotient.