- The relationship between the clinical parameters of the seizure patients admitted to the ED with the frequency of admission.
| Variables | All Patients | Single admission (n= 585; 67.5%) | Frequent admission (n=282, 32.5%) | P-value |
| Age | 43.8±19.50 | 44.77±20.27 | 41.64±17.66 | 0.021 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 432 (49.8) | 275 (47) | 160 (56.7) | 0.007 |
| Male | 435 (50.2) | 310 (53) | 122 (43.3) | |
| Age group | ||||
| 18-29 | 266 (30.7) | 178 (30.4) | 88 (31.2) | |
| 30-45 | 239 (27.6) | 148 (25.3) | 91 (32.3) | 0.061 |
| 46-65 | 197 (22.7) | 136 (23.2) | 61 (21.6) | |
| ≥65 | 165 (19) | 123 (21) | 42 (14.9) | |
| Number of seizures until the admission | 1.44±1.06 | 1.36±0.93 | 1.59±1.26 | 0.009 |
| Number of seizures until the admission | ||||
| No recurrent seizures (1) | 686 (79.1) | 480 (82.1) | 206 (73) | |
| Recurrent seizure (≥2) | 181 (20.9) | 105 (17.9) | 76 (27) | 0.002 |
| Seizure character | ||||
| First Seizure | 215 (24.8) | 203 (34.7) | 12 (4.3%) | <0.001 |
| Known old seizure (remote) | 652 (75.2) | 382 (65.3) | 270 (95.7) | |
| Type of seizure | ||||
| Generalized | 731 (86.4) | 498 (87.4) | 233 (84.4) | 0.319 |
| Focal | 94 (11.1) | 57 (10) | 37 (13.4) | |
| Indefinite | 21 (2.4) | 15 (2.6) | 6 (2.2) | |
| Status Epilepticus | 46 (24.8) | 25 (4.3) | 21 ± 7.4 | 0.051 |
| Known Epilepsy | 373 (43) | 252 (43.1) | 121 (42.9) | 0.962 |
| Liver function tests | ||||
| Normal | 805 (93) | 540 (92.3) | 265 (94) | 0.417 |
| Abnormal | 61 (7) | 44 (7.5) | 17 (6) | |
| Renal function tests | ||||
| Normal | 784 (90.5) | 526 (89.9) | 258 (91.5) | 0.503 |
| Abnormal | 82 (6.7) | 58 (9.9) | 24 (8.5) | |
| Electrolyte Abnormality | 0.203 | |||
| Normal | 806 (93.1) | 548 (93.7) | 258 (91.5) | |
| Abnormal | 60 (6.9) | 36 (6.1) | 24 (8.5%) | |
| Infection | 0.002 | |||
| Yes | 167 (19.3) | 96 (16.4) | 71 (25.2) | |
| No | 700 (80.7) | 489 (83.6) | 211 (74.8) | |
| Cranial tomography | <0.001 | |||
| Performed | 545 (62.7) | 397 (67.9) | 148 (52.5) | |
| Not performed | 322 (37.1) | 188 (32.1) | 134 (47.5) | |
| Accompanying Injury | 0.011 | |||
| Yes | 69 (8) | 56 (9.6) | 13 (4.6) | |
| No | 798 (92) | 529 (90.4) | 269 (95.4) | |
| AED Use | ||||
| No | 245 (28.3) | 229 (39.1) | 16 (5.7) | <0.001 |
| Regular | 328 (37.8) | 164 (28) | 164 (58.2) | |
| Irregular | 294 (33.9) | 192 (32.8) | 102 (36.2) | |
| AED Blood level | <0.001 | |||
| No | 512 (59.1) | 381 (65.1) | 131 (46.5) | |
| Sufficient | 140 (16.1) | 66 (11.3) | 74 (26.2) | |
| Low | 188 (21.7) | 120 (20.5) | 68 (24.1) | |
| High | 27 (3.1 | 18 (3.1) | 9 (3.2) | |
| AED - anti-epileptic drugs | ||||