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Table 4 Comparison of clinical characteristics of patients with different pathological types [n (%)]

From: Surgical outcomes of drug-refractory infantile epileptic spasms syndrome and related prognostic factors: a retrospective study

Influencing factor

FCD group

(n = 17)

Non-FCD group

(n = 9)

P-value

Sex

  

0.189

 Male

12 (70.6)

4 (44.4)

 

 Female

5 (29.4)

5 (55.6)

 

Age at seizure onset

  

0.365

  < 6 months

12 (70.6)

5 (55.6)

 

 6 months–1 year

5 (29.4)

4 (44.4)

 

Age at surgery

  

0.079

  < 1 year

5 (29.4)

6 (66.7)

 

  > 1 year

12 (70.6)

3 (33.3)

 

Seizure duration

  

0.048

 Within 1 year

6 (35.3)

7 (77.8)

 

 Over 1 year

11 (64.7)

2 (22.2)

 

Seizure type

  

0.413

 Epileptic spasm

6 (35.3)

2 (22.2)

 

 Combined with other types of seizure

11 (64.7)

7 (77.8)

 

MRI

  

0.159

 Positive

13 (76.5)

9 (100.0)

 

 Negative

4 (23.5)

0 (0.0)

 

PET-MRI

  

0.159

 Positive

13 (76.5)

9 (100.0)

 

 Negative

4 (23.5)

0 (0.0)

 

Surgery type

  

0.500

 Hemispherectomy

9 (52.9)

4 (44.4)

 

 Non-hemispherectomy

8 (47.1)

5 (55.6)

 

Outcome

  

0.420

 Engel (I–II)

13 (76.5)

8 (88.9)

 

 Engel (III–IV)

4 (23.5)

1 (11.1)

 
  1. MRI magnetic resonance imaging, PET positron emission tomography