Table 4 Distribution of structural causes
From: Etiological analysis of 167 cases of drug-resistant epilepsy in children
Acquired structural abnormalities(25,64.1%) | Congenital structural abnormality(14,35.9%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Category | Number(%) | Category | Number(%) |
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy or hypoglycemic brain damage | 10(40.0%) | MCD | 4(28.6%) |
Encephalitis | 9(36.0%) | Hippocampal abnormality | 3(21.4%) |
Trauma | 2(8.0%) | Strurge-Weber | 2(14.3%) |
Purulent meningitis | 2(8.0%) | Rasmussen encephalitis | 1(7.1%) |
Cerebral hemorrhage | 1(4.0%) | Systemic sclerosis | 1(7.1%) |
Unknown | 1(4.0%) | TSC | 1(7.1%) |
Unknown | 2(14.3%) | ||