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Table 1 Preoperative clinical features of patients

From: A three-dimensional conformal radiofrequency thermocoagulation method for epileptogenic zones in functional cerebral areas: evaluation and prediction of surgical outcomes

No.

Sex

Age at RF-TC (year)

Epilepsy duration (year)

Seizure frequency

Seizure types

Side

Epileptogenic focus

MRI etiology

Number of ASMs

Follow-up (month)

1

F

14

3

Daily

FAS/sGTCS

R

Paracentral lobule

FCD

2

64

2

F

25

8

Monthly

FAS

L

Visual cortex

GMH

2

61

3

F

28

12

Weekly

FAS

L

Visual cortex

GMH

2

53

4

F

19

8

Daily

FAS

L

Inferior frontal gyrus

FCD

3

34

5

M

2

1

Daily

FAS

L

Paracentral lobule

FCD

3

26

6

F

24

5

Daily

FIAS

L

Precentral gyrus

FCD

2

49

7

M

25

18

Weekly

FIAS/sGTCS

L

Precentral gyrus

GMH

2

48

8

M

33

25

Daily

FIAS/sGTCS

R

Precentral gyrus

GMH

2

47

9

M

14

12

Monthly

FIAS/sGTCS

R

Precentral gyrus

FCD

2

44

10

M

15

10

Daily

FIAS/sGTCS

L

Inferior parietal lobule

GMH

2

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  1. Abbreviation: F female, M male, RF-TC radiofrequency thermocoagulation, FAS focal aware seizure, sGTCS secondary generalized tonic–clonic seizure, FIAS focal impaired awareness seizure, R right, L left, FCD focal cortical dysplasia, GMH gray matter heterotopia, ASM antiseizure medication