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Table 6 Interictal CSF IL-6, IL-17a, and IFNλ3 levels were independent biomarkers for seizure severity

From: Interictal cytokine levels were correlated to seizure severity of epileptic patients: a retrospective study on 1218 epileptic patients

 

TLE (n = 50)

XLE (n = 50)

IGE (n = 50)

Freq

VA

NHS3

Freq

VA

NHS3

Freq

VA

NHS3

IL-6

     

0.007*

   

IL-17a

 

0.039

     

0.044

 

IFNλ3

  

0.022

     

0.012

  1. Freq seizure frequency per month, VA score Veterans Administration Seizures Frequency and Severity Rating Scale score, NHS3 National Hospital Seizure Severity Scale, TLE temporal lobe epilepsy, XLE extra-temporal lobe epilepsy, IGE idiopathic generalized epilepsy
  2. * P < 0.01