Clinical and electroencephalogram characteristics and treatment outcomes in children with benign epilepsy and centrotemporal spikes

Table 3 Comparison of clinical data of children with and without effective treatment, n (%)

Clinical data	Treatment ineffective (n = 20)	Treatment effective (n = 86)	t/χ2	P value
Gender			0.554	0.457
Man	11 (55.00)	55 (63.95)
Woman	9 (45.00)	31 (36.05)
Age (yr)	7.15 ± 1.98	7.15 ± 1.80	0.000	1.000
Discharge period			0.883	0.347
Awake and sleep periods	15 (75.00)	55 (63.95)
Sleep period	5 (25.00)	31 (36.05)
Spike/sharp wave discharge			2.081	0.149
Unilateral	19 (95.00)	67 (77.91)
Bilateral	1 (5.00)	19 (22.09)
Discharge generalization	8 (40.00)	25 (29.07)	0.904	0.342
Low age onset (< 5 yr)	8 (40.00)	6 (6.98)	12.690	0.000
Seizure frequency			9.582	0.002
> 3 times/half a year	12 (60.00)	21 (24.42)
≤ 3 times/half a year	8 (40.00)	65 (75.58)
Discharge index (%)	65.05 ± 7.74	73.28 ± 9.17	-3.714	0.000
Gesell scale
Gross motor (points)	85.70 ± 6.62	85.28 ± 7.29	0.236	0.814
Fine motor (points)	88.60 ± 5.99	86.62 ± 8.00	1.040	0.301
Adaptability (points)	87.60 ± 7.02	86.08 ± 7.20	0.854	0.395
Language (points)	88.15 ± 7.13	86.33 ± 7.92	0.942	0.348
Individual-social ability (points)	85.40 ± 8.61	85.99 ± 8.22	-0.287	0.775