Table 2 Effectiveness of the modified MCTKD and the retention rates at 1, 3 and 6 months of follow-up
1 month | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||
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Groups | cases | Responder rate (%) | Seizure freedom(%) | Retention rate(%) | Responder rate(%) | Seizure freedom(%) | Retention rate(%) | Responder rate(%) | Seizure freedom(%) | Retention rate(%) |
< 10 years | 38 | 17 (44.7%) | 3 (7.9%) | 37 (97.4%) | 15 (39.5%) | 3 (7.9%) | 21 (55.3%) | 14 (36.8%) | 2 (5.3%) | 14 (36.8%) |
10-18years | 31 | 12 (38.7%) | 3 (9.7%) | 30 (96.8%) | 13 (41.9%) | 3 (9.7%) | 22 (71.0%) | 11 (35.5%) | 2 (6.5%) | 12 (38.7%) |
≥ 18 years | 54 | 32 (59.3%) | 9 (16.7%) | 54 (100.0%) | 25 (46.3%) | 7 (13.0%) | 37 (68.5%) | 13 (24.1%) | 4 (7.4%) | 15 (27.8%) |
total | 123 | 61 (49.6%) | 15 (12.2%) | 121 (98.4%) | 53 (43.1%) | 13 (10.6%) | 80 (65.0%) | 38 (30.9%) | 8 (6.5%) | 41 (33.3%) |
P value | 0.144 | 0.465 | 0.313 | 0.823 | 0.756 | 0.315 | 0.354 | 1.000 | 0.523 | |