Table 2:

The clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with rare TSCa

CharacteristicsControlled (n = 97)Uncontrolled (n = 203)P Value
Male (No.) (%)56 (57.7%)107 (52.7%).416
Age at onset (mean) (months)30.44 (SD, 33.17)17.35 (SD, 26.22)<.001b
Age at imaging (mean) (months)57.01 (SD, 45.18)36.27 (SD, 40.37)<.001b
Infantile spasms (No.) (%)21 (21.6%)93 (45.8%)<.001b
Epilepsy (No.) (%)97 (100.0%)203 (100.0%)
ASM numbers (≥3), n (%)42 (43.3%)171 (84.2%)<.001b
Focal epilepsy (No.) (%)75 (77.3%)16 5 (81.3%).424

  • Note:—Controlled indicates controlled seizures; Uncontrolled, uncontrolled seizures.

  • ↵a P values of continuous variables are the results of F-tests, and P values of categoric variables are the results of χ2 tests.

  • ↵b The statistical significance between the groups.