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Table 1 Clinical profile of HIV-infected patients with seizure by outcome status, n = 146

From: Seizure in HIV-infected patients: clinical presentation, cause and treatment outcome in Ethiopia—a retrospective study

 

Total (n = 146)

Dead (n = 77)

Alive (n = 69)

Sex

   

 Male

81 (55.5%)

42 (51.9%)

39 (48.1%)

 Female

65 (44.5%)

35 (53.8%)

30 (46.2%)

Age

   

 Mean [SD]

34[8.4]

33.78[8.6]

34.3[8.3]

 Median

33

32

34

 Range

51

41

45

Seizure type

   

 Simple focal

16 (11%)

11 (68.8%)

5 (31.3%)

 FWSG

29 (19.9%)

12 (41.4%)

17 (58.6%)

 Prim gener

101 (69.2%)

54 (53.5%)

47 (46.5%)

Status epilepticus

   

 Yes

26 (17.8%)

12 (46.2%)

14 (53.8%)

 No

120 (82.2%)

65 (54.2%)

55 (45.8%)

Level of consciousness at initial evaluation

   

 Alert

35 (24%)

9 (25.7%)

26 (74.3%)

 Confused/stuporous

61 (41.8%)

35 (57.4%)

26 (42.6%)

 Comatose

50 (34.2%)

33 (66%)

17 (34%)

GCS at initial evaluation

   

 ≥ 13

13 (8.9%)

5 (38.5%)

8 (61.5%)

 9–12

26 (17.8%)

16 (61.5%)

10 (38.5%)

 ≤ 8

48 (32.9%)

33 (68.8%)

15 (31.3%)

 Unknown

59 (40.4%)

23 (39%)

36 (61%)

  1. FWSG focal with secondary generalization, prim gener primarily generalized, GCS Glasgow coma scale