Epilepsy

Results and Discussion.- I. Age.- 1. Distribution by Age.- 2. Age and Sex.- 3. Young, Adult, and Aged Patients, and Their Correlated Findings.- 4. Correlation Between Age and Other Factors.- 5. Discussion and Summary.- II. Sex.- 1. Sex and Age at Onset of Seizure.- 2. Sex and Type of Seizure.- 3. Sex and Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities.- 4. Sex and Basic EEG Rhythm (Table 7).- 5. Sex and Familial Predisposition (Table 8).- 6. Sex and Exogenous Factors (Table 8).- 7. Discussion and Summary.- III. Type of Seizure.- 1. Type of Seizure and Age.- 2. Type of Seizure and Sex.- 3. Type of Seizure and Age at Onset of Seizure.- 4. Type of Seizure and Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities.- 5. Coefficient of Contingency Analysis of Correlation Between Type of Seizure and Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities.- 6. Type of Seizure and Individual Paroxysmal EEG Pattern.- 7. Type of Seizure and EEG Diagnosis.- 8. Comparison Between Correlations Found in Male and Female Patients.- 9. Type of Seizure and Basic EEG Rhythm (Tables 19 and20).- 10. Type of Seizure and Familial Predisposition (Tables19 and 20).- 11. Type of Seizure and Exogenous Factors (Tables 19 and 20).- 12. Clinical Association Between Types of Seizures in the Same Patients.- 13. Characteristic Findings in Each Type of Seizure.- 14. Comparison of Characteristic Findings Observed in Each Type of Seizure.- 15. Discussion and Summary.- IV. Age at Onset of Seizure.- 1. General Outline.- 2. Age at Onset of Seizure and Sex.- 3. Age at Onset of Seizure and Type of Seizure.- 4. Age at Onset of Seizure and Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities.- 5. Age at Onset of Seizure and Basic EEG Rhythm.- 6. Age at Onset of Seizure and Familial Predisposition.- 7. Age at Onset of Seizure and Exogenous Factors.- 8. Evolution of Type of Seizure and Time of Occurrence.- 9. Early, Teen-Age, Middle-Age, and Late-Onset Epilepsy.- 10. Summary.- V. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities.- 1. Incidence of Spike-and-Wave Complex.- 2. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Age.- 3. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Sex.- 4. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Type of Seizure.- 5. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Age at Onset of Seizure.- 6. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and ?-EEG.- 7. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and ?-EEG.- 8. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Slow Waves.- 9. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Low Voltage EEG.- 10. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Pathologic Findings During Hyperventilation.- 11. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Focal Sign.- 12. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Familial Predisposition.- 13. Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities and Exogenous Factors.- 14. Patients With and Without Paroxysmal EEG Abnormalities.- 15. Patients With Typical, Atypical, and Total Spike-and-Wave Complex (Table 42).- 16. Patients With Spike-and-Wave Complex at Age Over 30 Years (Table 42).- 17. Paroxysmal EEG Evolution.- 18. Summary.- VI. EEG Rhythm.- 1. ?-EEG.- 2. ?-EEG.- 3. Slow Waves.- 4. Low Voltage EEG.- 5. Correlated Findings in Patients With Various Types of Basic EEG Rhythm.- 6. Pathologic Findings During Hyperventilation.- 7. Focal Sign.- 8. Summary.- VII. Familial Predisposition.- 1. Familial Predisposition and Age.- 2. Familial Predisposition and Exogenous Factors.- 3. Patients With and Without Familial Predisposition.- 4. Similarity and Dissimilarity of Type of Seizure Between Probands and Epileptic Relatives.- 5. Summary.- VIII. Exogenous Factors.- 1. Exogenous Factors and Age.- 2. Patients With and Without Exogenous Factors.- 3. Summary.- IX. Conclusions.- Appendix. Tables 1 - 45.- References.