Table 4: Relationship between seizure variables and psychosocial problems.

Seizure Variables

Psychosocial problems

 Wald (p- value)

Negative n (%)

Positive n (%)

Predominant Seizure Type

 

 

 

Generalised Tonic Clonic

46 (44.2)

19 (46.3)

15.044 (0.010)*

Atonic

9 (8.7)

6 (14.6)

Absence

12 (11.5)

4 (9.8)

Focal impaired awareness (complex partial)

28 (26.9)

3 (7.3)

Focal to bilateral Tonic Clonic (Partial with secondary generalisation)

6 (5.8)

9 (22.0)

Focal Aware (simple partial)

3 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

Total

104 (100.0)

41 (100)

 

Number of Seizures in the past one year

     

None

40 (38.5)

8 (19.5)

4.93 (0.026)*

01-Dec

53 (51.0)

27 (65.9)

Greater than 12

11 (10.6)

6 (14.6)

Total

104 (100.0)

41 (100)

Number of AEDs

     

One

80 (76.9)

25 (61.0)

3.744 (0.064)

More than 1

24 (23.1)

16 (39.0)

Total

104 (100)

41 (100)

*Statistically significant at p < 0.05; Negative for psychosocial problems: PSC < 28; Positive psychosocial problems: PSC ≥ 28