Table 1 Clinical profiles of patients with AESD and PFS.

From: Automated differentiation of acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion and prolonged febrile seizures in acute phase

Characteristic

 

AESD (n = 20)

PFS (n = 41)

p value

Female: male

 

8:12

22:19

0.23

Mean (SD) age at onset, months

 

23.60 (14.23)

34.20 (25.37)

0.04a

Mean (SD) interval from symptom onset to EEG, h

 

21.95 (14.47)

13.39 (9.08)

0.02a

Seizure treatment

Yes

9

22

0.65

 

No

11

19

Seizure medication(s) provided

MDL

6

11

0.43

 

DZP

1

9

 

fPHT

2

0

 

PB

1

1

 

Vitamin

0

1

Outcome

No sequelae

5

41

< 0.01b

 

Mild-to-moderate sequelae

10

0

 

Severe sequelae

5

0

  1. Abbreviations: AESD, acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion; DZP, diazepam; EEG, electroencephalography; fPHT, fosphenytoin; MDL, midazolam; PB, phenobarbital; PFS, prolonged febrile seizure.; ap < 0.05; bp < 0.01.
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