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Table 2 Illness related characteristics and delays in seeking treatment (n-118)

From: Is there a delay in seeking medical care after the first seizure in “resource limited settings”: a pilot study from Sri Lanka

Characteristic

Number

Percentage (%)

Seizure phenotype

 Generalized tonic–clonic

39

33.1

 Partial (complex)

40

33.9

 Partial (simple)

4

3.4

 Secondary generalization

31

26.3

 Other

4

3.4

Time lapse till medical attention after the first seizure

 Within 24 h

84

71.2

 Within 1 week

10

8.5

 One week to 1 month

10

8.5

 One month to 1 year

6

5.1

 More than a year

8

6.8

Time lapse still first specialist consultation after the first seizure (n-116)

 Within 24 h

62

53.4

 Within 1 week

9

7.6

 One week to 1 month

15

12.9

 One month to 1 year

12

10.4

 More than a year

18

15.6

Time lapse from first medical consultation to first EEG (n-108)

 Within 1 week

28

24.6

 One week to 1 month

44

38.6

 One month to 1 year

25

21.9

 More than a year

10

8.8

Time lapse from first medical consultation to first MRI (n-96)

 Within 1 week

16

14.8

 Within 1 month

39

36.1

 Within 1 year

25

23.2

 More than a year

16

14.8