Antiepileptic drug therapy: When is epilepsy truly intractable?

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Camfield, Peter R ^a   Camfield, Carol S ^b  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Clinical protocols; Epilepsy; Quality of life; Seizures; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLORAZEPATE; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; MESUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CANADA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029927328     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb06023.x     Document Type: Review

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