Epilepsy in a population of 6000 re-examined: Secular trends in first attendance rates, prevalence, and prognosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 570-576

  Cockerell, O C ^a   Eckle, I ^a   Goodridge, D M G ^a   Sander, J W A ^a   Shorvon, S D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Prevalence; Prognosis; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029027648     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.58.5.570     Document Type: Article

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