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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 166 pediatric epilepsy patients in Thailand

From: Survey of local cannabidiol use in parents of children with epilepsy in Thailand: the prevalence, perceptions, and knowledge

 

N (%)

Total patients

166

Gender

 Female

76 (45.78)

 Male

90 (54.22)

Age – median (min-max)

12 (3 months–18 years)

Seizure onset (month) – median (min-max)

36 (1–192)

Seizure type

 Focal seizure with impair awareness

159 (95.78)

 Generalized seizure

7 (4.22)

Cause of seizure

 Unknown

94 (56.63)

 Remote symptomatic epilepsy

32 (19.28)

 Acute symptomatic epilepsy

21 (12.64)

 Genetic syndrome

19 (11.45)

Total previous ASMs – median (Min–Max)

3 (1–10)

Patient relationship

 Parents

139 (83.73)

 Cousins/siblings

13 (7.83)

 Patients

11 (6.63)

 Guardian

3 (1.81)

Income/month

 < 50,000 baht

147 (88.56)

 ≥ 50,000 baht

19 (11.44)

  1. ASMs anti-seizure medications