Evaluation of epilepsy management in a developing country: A prospective study of 407 patients

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-23

  Sawhney, I M S ^a   Lekhra, O P ^a   Shashi, J S ^a   Prabhakar, S ^a   Chopra, J S ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cost effective management; CT scan; Developing country; EEG; Epilepsy; General physicians

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS;

EID: 0029792522     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00033.x     Document Type: Article

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