Table 2 Baseline neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients.

From: Neuropsychiatric symptoms and seizure related with serum cytokine in epilepsy patients

Subject characteristics

Total (n = 129)

HADS-A ≥ 8—no. (%)

19 (14.7)

HADS-D ≥ 8—no. (%)

18 (14.0)

NPI-Q severity

1.0 (0–4.0)

NPI-Q distress (n = 85)

1.0 (0–4.0)

NPI-Q—no. (%)

Delusion

10 (7.8)

Hallucination

8 (6.2)

Agitation/aggression

17 (13.2)

Depression/dysphonia

42 (32.6)

Anxiety

13 (10.1)

Elation/euphoria

7 (5.4)

 Apathy/indifference

25 (19.4)

Disinhibition

18 (14.0)

Irritability/lability

35 (27.1)

 Aberrant motor behavior

9 (7.0)

 Sleep/night-time behavior

29 (22.5)

 Appetite/eating disorder

19 (14.7)

QOLIE-31 (n = 80)

32.5 (25.9–42.2)

Seizure worry

32.3 (20.0–52.7)

Overall QOL

27.5 (16.0–28.5)

Emotion

36.0 (12.0–49.0)

Energy

55.0 (38.8–70.0)

Cognition

21.4 (16.7–35.3)

Medication

66.7 (58.3–77.7)

Social function

40.0 (35.8–40.0)

  1. HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety; HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression; NPI-Q: Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire; QOL: Quality of life.
  2. Data are reported as the number (percentage), or as the median (interquartile range, IQR).