Table 2

Seizure types and antiepileptic drugs

Types of seizuresNumber of patients n=47 (%)
Generalised tonic–clonic24 (51)
Tonic3 (6)
Myoclonic2 (4)
Partial simple2 (4)
Atonic1 (2)
Absence1 (2)
Partial complex0 (0)
Combination of seizure types14 (31)
Antiepileptic drugs
Phenobarbitone monotherapy33 (70)
Phenytoin monotherapy1 (2)
Sodium valproate monotherapy1 (2)
Diazepam monotherapy1 (2)
Carbamazepine monotherapy0 (0)
More than one AED: mostly phenobarbitone and carbamazepine11 (23)