Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of patients (n = 11).

From: Evidence of a large current of transcranial alternating current stimulation directly to deep brain regions

Patient ID

Age/Sex (M/F)

Age onset(Y)

Disease duration(Y)

AEDs

Epileptic onset zone

Types of epileptic seizures

Interventions

Medical comorbidities

1

18/M

8

10

VBA, LEV

Bil-Par, Bil-Tem

FGTCS

VNS

None

2

26/F

17

9

CBZ, LTG, LEV

R-Tem

FIAS

RF-TC of Hippocampal complex

None

3

27/F

8

19

OXC, LEV

L-Fron

FGTCS

Inferior frontal lobectomya

None

4

37/F

9

28

CBZ, VPA

R-Tem, R-Par, R-Occ

FGTCS

Anterior temporal lobectomya

Hemianopsia

5

21/F

16

5

LEV, LTG

L-Par, L-Tem

FGTCS

Anterior temporal lobectomya

None

6

31/M

26

5

OXC, LEV

L-Tem

FGTCS

Anterior temporal lobectomya

None

7

24/M

21

3

OXC, LEV

L-Tem

FIAS

Anterior temporal lobectomya

None

8

28/M

26

2

OXC, VPA

L-Tem

FIAS

RF-TC of Hippocampal complex

None

9

19/F

8

11

CBZ, VPA, LEV

R-Tem

FGTCS

RF-TC of Hippocampal complex

None

10

25/M

10

15

OXC, LEV

L-Tem

FGTCS

Anterior temporal lobectomya

None

11

23/F

12

11

CBZ, PHT

Bil-Tem

FGTCS

Anterior temporal lobectomya

None

  1. AEDs Antiepileptic drugs, Bil-Par Bilateral parietal cortex, Bil-Tem Bilateral temporal cortex, CBZ Carbamazepine, FCD Focal cortical dysplasia, F female, FIAS focal impaired awareness seizure, FGTCS focal to generalized tonic-clonic seizure, L Left, LEV Levetiracetam, L-Fron Left frontal cortex, L-Par Left parietal cortex, LTG Lamotrigine, L-Tem Left temporal cortex, M Male, NA Not applicable, OXC Oxcarmazepine, PHT Phenytoin, RF-TC Radiofrequency thermocoagulation, R-Occ Right occipital cortex, R-Par Right parietal cortex, R-Tem Right temporal cortex, VNS Vagus nerve stimulation, VPA Valproate, Y Year.
  2. aLobectomy means lobe partial resection.