Early treatment of a single generalized tonic-clonic seizure to prevent recurrence

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1149-1152

  Gilad, Ronit ^a,c   Lampl, Yair ^a,c   Gabbay, Uri ^b   Eshel, Yehiel ^a,c   Sarova Pinhas, Ida ^a,c  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0029843634     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550110089017     Document Type: Article

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