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Table 2 Clinical data of 44 patients with RF-TC

From: Whether radiofrequency thermocoagulation guided by stereotactic electroencephalography can benefit drug-resistant epilepsy in the early follow-up stage

Patients

Sex/ Age(Years old)

Number of electrodes/Side

Hypothetical EZ/Side

Number of RF-TC electrodes

Follow up time after RF-TC(Months)

Frequency of epileptic seizures before RF-TC(times per month)

Frequency of epileptic seizures after RF-TC((times per month)

Reduction rate of seizures

Engel grading after RF-TC(3/6/12/24 months)

1

M/32

4/R,1/L

MFG/R

3/R

59

2

0

100%

I/-/-/-

2

F/24

5/R

SFG, CG/R

3/R

48

1

1

0

IV/IV/IV/IV

3

M/25

8/R

MTL/R

3/R

49

30

1

96.70%

I/I/II/II

4

M/27

6/R,2/L

MTL/R

2/R

59

12

4

66.70%

II/II/II/III

5

M/27

5/R,1/L

MFG/R

3/R

48

8

2

75%

II/II/II/-

6

F/38

2/R,8/L

MTL/Bi

4/L

52

4

3

25%

IV/IV/IV/IV

7

M/14

5/R,1/L

MFG/R

2/R

49

120

30

75%

II/III/III/-

8

M/27

5/R,4/L

ITG, Hi/R

3/R

57

1

1

0

IV/IV/IV/IV

9

M/24

4/R

SFG/R

2/R

64

4

2

50%

III/III/-/-

10

F/30

7/R

MTG, ITG/R

7/R

62

4

0

100%

I/I/II/II

11

F/26

1/R,3/L

MTG, ITG/L

3/L

63

3

2

33.30%

III/II/II/-

12

F/15

9/R,2/L

ITG, Hi/R

4/R

56

90

60

33.30%

III/III/III/III

13

M/36

2/R,5/L

ITG, Hi/L

3/L

52

15

2

86.70%

II/II/II/-

14

F/33

9/R,2/L

MFG/R

2/R

57

4

2

50%

II/-/-/-

15

M/23

8/R,1/L

PL/R

3/R

44

2

1

50%

III/III/-/-

16

M/44

4/R,4/L

MFG/L

3/L

46

8

3

62.50%

II/II/II/II

17

M/29

5/L

IFG, insula, STG/L

3/L

54

3

2

33.30%

III/III/III/III

18

M/46

5/R

MFG/R

4/R

50

4

3

25%

III/III/III/III

19

F/41

4/R,1/L

MTL, insula, TP/R

4/R

55

5

2

60%

II/II/II/III

20

M/13

1/R,3/L

MTL/L

1/R,3/L

50

1

1

0

IV/IV/IV/IV

21

F/38

5/R

CG/R

4/R

47

3

2

33.30%

III/-/-/-

22

M/50

2/R,2/L

SFG/R

2/R

38

2

0

100%

I/-/-/-

23

F/48

2/R,4/L

MTL/L

3/L

40

3

1

66.70%

II/-/-/-

24

M/14

6/L

SFG, CG/L

2/L

37

2

0

100%

I/I/I/I

25

M/30

2/R,7/L

MTL/L

3/L

32

2

1

50%

II/-/-/-

26

F/30

7/R

SFG/R

4/R

39

90

1

98.90%

I/I/I/I

27

M/22

8/R

MTL/R

2/R

37

60

45

25%

III/III/-/-

28

M/32

5/R,1/L

MTL/R

3/R

42

2

2

0

IV/IV/-/-

29

F/38

7/L

MTL, TP/L

3/L

34

90

10

88.90%

I/I/II/II

30

M/22

9/R,1/L

MFG/R

2/R

34

2

1

50%

III/III/III/III

31

M/22

8/R

IFG, insula/R

2/R

36

2

3

0

IV/IV/IV/IV

32

M/39

6/R,1/L

MTL/R

3/R

27

4

0

100

I/I/II/II

33

M/27

11/L

PL and OL/L

3/L

26

120

20

83.30%

II/II/II/II

34

F/55

5/R,2/L

MTL/R

2/R

22

6

2

66.70%

II/III/III/-

35

M/17

2/R,8/L

SFG, CG/L

2/L

23

4

1

75%

II/II/II/-

36

M/18

2/R,8/L

IFS/L

3/L

22

30

1

96.70%

I/I/I/-

37

M/12

1/R,7/L

CG, OFG/L

4/L

24

300

0

100%

I/I/I/I

38

M/12

1/R,8/L

CG, SFG/L

5/L

22

30

10

66.70%

II/III/-/-

39

M/39

6/R,1/L

CG, OFG/R

4/R

20

4

2

50%

II/II/II/-

40

M/20

10/R

CG, SFG/R

3/R

15

150

2

98.70%

I/I/I/-

41

M/25

10/L

MTL, ITG, TP/L

4/L

14

2

1

50%

III/III/III/-

42

F/32

1/R,11/L

MTL/L

3/L

13

2

1

50%

III/III/III/-

43

M/31

5/R,4/L

MTL/R

3/R

13

2

1

50%

III/III/III/-

44

F/13

10/L

TL and OL/L

2/L

9

3

1

66.70%

III/III/-/-

  1. Abbreviations: M Male, F Female, R Right, L Left, EZ Epileptic zone, RF-TC Radiofrequency thermocoagulation, M Month, F Frequency, SFG Superior frontal gyrus, MFG Middle frontal gyrus, IFG Inferior frontal gyrus, CG Cingulated gyrus, OFG Orbitofrontal gyrus, STG Superior Temporal Gyrus, MTG Middle temporal gyrus, ITG Inferior temporal gyrus, MTL Mesial temporal lobe, Hi Hippocampus, TL Temporal lobe, PL Parietal lobe, OL Occipital lobe