The Prognosis for Seizure Control in Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 311, Issue 15, 1984, Pages 944-947

  Elwes, Robert D C ^a,b   Johnson, Anthony L ^a,b   Shorvon, Simon D ^a,b   Reynolds, Edward H ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0021178282     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198410113111503     Document Type: Article

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