Table 1 The sociodemographic data and clinical characteristics of the studied cases
Patients group (N = 46) | Control group (N = 20) | Test | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | Mean ± SD | 22.3 ± 12.2 | 23.8 ± 15.1 | 0.44a | 0.66 |
Sex | Female | 26 (56.6%) | 12 (60%) | 0.07b | 0.79 |
Male | 20 (43.4%) | 8 (40%) | |||
Laterality on EEG | Right | 20 (43.5%) | |||
Left | 26 (56.5%) | ||||
Age of onset (years) | Mean ± SD | 8.5 ± 5.3 | |||
Disease duration (years) | Mean ± SD | 19.77 ± 12.47 | |||
Frequency | Daily | 5 (10.9%) | |||
Weekly | 13 (28.3%) | ||||
Monthly | 13 (28.3%) | ||||
Sporadic | 15 (32.6%) | ||||