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 seizures | 28.0 (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.