Types of seizures | Number of patients n=47 (%) |
Generalised tonic–clonic | 24 (51) |
Tonic | 3 (6) |
Myoclonic | 2 (4) |
Partial simple | 2 (4) |
Atonic | 1 (2) |
Absence | 1 (2) |
Partial complex | 0 (0) |
Combination of seizure types | 14 (31) |
Antiepileptic drugs | |
Phenobarbitone monotherapy | 33 (70) |
Phenytoin monotherapy | 1 (2) |
Sodium valproate monotherapy | 1 (2) |
Diazepam monotherapy | 1 (2) |
Carbamazepine monotherapy | 0 (0) |
More than one AED: mostly phenobarbitone and carbamazepine | 11 (23) |