Research Article

Distinctive Structural and Effective Connectivity Changes of Semantic Cognition Network across Left and Right Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients

Table 1

Clinical and demographical data of the epilepsy patients.

DemographicLeft HS ()Right HS ()

Age (mean ± SD, years)27.3 ± 7.931.4 ± 11.6
Genders5 males & 8 females2 males & 9 females
Seizure frequency (times/week)6.4 ± 6.48.4 ± 17.8
Epilepsy duration (years)15.8 ± 8.615.2 ± 5.0
Seizures typeCPSCPS
AEDsCBZ, LTG, PHTCBZ, LTG, PHT

CPS: complex partial seizures; AEDs: antiepileptic drugs; CBZ: carbamazepine; PHT: phenytoin; LTG: lamotrigine.