Table 3 Frequency of reported lifestyle interventions tabulated with reported seizure precipitants.
From: Sex-specific disease modifiers in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Lifestyle interventions | Total | Reported seizure precipitants | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sleep deprivation | Stress | Alcohol | Light/visual patterns | Menstrual cycle | Playing gamesa | |||||||||
N | Column % | N | Column % | N | Column % | N | Column % | N | Column % | N | Column % | N | Column % | |
Sleep hygiene | 368 | 48 | 143 | 64 | 97 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 40 | 49 | 33 | 66 | 8 | 67 |
Stress reduction | 221 | 29 | 74 | 33 | 69 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 52 | 8 | 67 |
Alcohol consumption advice | 228 | 30 | 68 | 31 | 51 | 29 | 47 | 52 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 50 |
Avoiding certain light conditions | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
Adjusting diet | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Modified screen exposure | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Exercise adjustment | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Water/swimming precautions | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Driving regulations | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Avoiding illicit drugs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smoking cessation | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Menstrual management | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
