Table 2 Characteristics of epilepsy patients who experienced seizure freedom after temporal resective surgery
From: Outcome predictors in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy after temporal resective surgery
| Â | Seizure free group, n (%) |
|---|---|
Patients | 70 (100%) |
Male | 35 (56.1%) |
Adult onset | 18 (21.2%) |
Early appearance of GTCS | 37 (52.9%) |
Disease duration before surgery < 6 months | 64 (91.4%) |
History of hypoxia | 47 (67.1%) |
MRI-positive | 69 (98.6%) |
Multiple brain regions showing slow metabolic activity in PET/CT | 9 (12.9%) |
Hippocampal sclerosis | 56 (80%) |
Typical Symptomatology | 63 (90%) |
Preoperative bilateral intermittent EEG abnormality | 11 (15.7%) |
Postoperative EEG abnormality | 39 (41.5%) |
Resection site consistent with ictal EEG initiation regions | 59 (84.3%) |
Intraoperative discharge range being within the resection range | 64 (91.4%) |
Lesion location in mesial temporal lobe | 17 (24.3%) |
Drug-resistant epilepsy | 37 (52.9%) |