Prediction for relapse and prognosis of newly diagnosed epilepsy

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the timing of therapy initiation and other clinical factors as potential predictors for relapse and prognosis of epilepsy, based on hospital-based prospective observational data in China. Methods: One hundred and seventy-one newly diagnosed patients with one or more seizures were recruited and followed for at least 2 years. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used for calculating recurrence and remission rates. Univariate and multivariate analyses for risk factors were performed using Cox proportional hazards model. Results: Among the 171 patients analyzed, more patients had partial (54.4%) than generalized seizures (45.6%). The range ..