Seizure semiology analysis
| LTLE | RTLE | P | |||||||
| Auras | Focal aware | Impaired awareness | Focal to bilateral tonic–clonic | Auras | Focal aware | Impaired awareness | Focal to bilateral tonic–clonic | ||
| Seizures during wakefulness (131) | 3 (100%) | 9 (100%) | 60 (66%) | 11 (78%) | 9 (90%) | 9 (90%) | 27 (54%) | 3 (75%) | p=0.4 |
| Seizures during sleep (59) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 30 (33%) | 3 (27%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (10%) | 23 (46%) | 1 (25%) | p=0.3 |
| From 24:00 to 04:00 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (10%) | 2 (14.3%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (10%) | 9 (18%) | 0 (0%) | p=0.4† |
| From 04:00 to 08:00 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (10%) | 3 (21.4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 15 (30%) | 1 (25%) | p=0.2† |
| From 08:00 to 12:00* | 3 (100%) | 9 (100%) | 18 (20%) | 3 (21.4%) | 5 (50%) | 5 (50%) | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) | p=0.04† |
| From 12:00 to 16:00 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 31 (34.4%) | 2 (14.3%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (10%) | 14 (28%) | 1 (25%) | p=0.09† |
| From 16:00 to 20:00 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 12 (13.3%) | 2 (14.3%) | 2 (20%) | 1 (10%) | 3 (6%) | 1 (25%) | p=0.06† |
| From 20:00 to 24:00 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (12.2%) | 2 (14.3%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (10%) | 6 (12%) | 1 (25%) | p=0.5† |
bold values means statistically significant difference
*P>0.05.
†Fisher test.
LTLE, left temporal lobe epilepsy; RTLE, right temporal lobe epilepsy.