J Neurol Res

Journal of Neurology Research, ISSN 1923-2845 print, 1923-2853 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 1, Number 3, August 2011, pages 105-108

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Lipid Profile in Epileptic Children

Tables

**Table 1.** Baseline Characteristics of Patients
	Number of Cases (%)	Age* (mean ± SD) (Year)	Sex** (F/M)	BMI*** (kg/m²)
P-value = 0.1; P-value = 0.5; **P-value = 0.2.
Carbamazepine	13 (34.2%)	11 ± 3.5	3/10	22.1 ± 16.6
Sodium valporate	25 (65.8%)	9 ± 3.7	5/20	17.8 ± 5.1

**Table 2.** Laboratory Findings of Two Groups
	Carbamazepine Group	Sodium Valporate Group	P-value
WBC (White blood cells)	5715.3 ± 841.4	7362.4 ± 2067.2	0.001
RBC (Red blood cells)	4.8 ± 0.4	4.5 ± 0.8	0.3
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.4 ± 1.7	12.9 ± 1.2	0.3
Plt (Platelet)	104328.2 ± 139881.4	135275.7 ± 163220	0.5
ALT (Alanine aminotransferase) (U/L)	17.9 ± 10.1	16.9 ± 7.1	0.7
AST (Aspartate aminotransferase) (U/L)	22.4 ± 7.9	24.7 ± 6.2	0.3
ALP(Alkaline phosphatase) (U/L)	591 ± 130.7	524.6 ± 244.4	0.5
TG (Triglyceride) (mg/dL)	71.2 ± 20.5	80.7 ± 31.02s	0.2
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	156.2 ± 33	149.4 ± 24.6	0.3
HDL (High-density lipoprotein) (mg/dL)	53.2 ± 9.7	54.3 ± 13.9	0.8
LDL(Low-density lipoprotein) (mg/dL)	92.9 ± 23.1	79 ± 26.1	0.1
Calcium (mmol/L)	9.4 ± 0.6	9.7 ± 0.4	0.1
Phosphorous (mmol/L)	5 ± 0.9	5.4 ± 1.1	0.9

**Table 3.** Radiologic Findings of Patients
	Carbamazepine	Sodium Valproate	P-value
Right carotid IMT (mm)	0.46 ± 0.09	0.44 ± 0.06	0.4
Left carotid IMT (mm)	0.43 ± 0.07	0.42 ± 0.06	0.9
Number of cases with fatty liver disease	0	5	0.02