Table 6

Seizure characteristics split by AED group, n=75

Received AED during EEG monitoring (n=61)Did not receive AED during EEG monitoring (n=14)P values*
Median (IQR)Median (IQR)
Seizure period (hours)†22.1 (6.7 to 50.0)8.0 (0.03 to 15.8)0.002
Total seizure burden (min)75.1 (31.2 to 176.8)33.2 (1.2 to 104.4)0.030
Number of seizures28.0 (12.0 to 52.0)4.5 (1.8 to 20.8)0.003
Median seizure duration (s)108.0 (64.5 to 223.0)113.0 (66.0 to 293.5)0.849
Maximum hourly seizure burden (min/hour)23.0 (14.1 to 32.4)12.1 (1.2 to 29.2)0.037
  • *From Mann-Whitney U test.

  • †Time from start of first EEG seizure to end of last EEG seizure.

  • AED, antiepileptic drug; EEG, electroencephalography.