Discontinuation of anticonvulsant therapy in children free of seizures for 1 year: A prospective study

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 969-974

  Dooley, J ^a,b   Gordon, K ^a,b   Camfield, P ^a,b   Camfield, C ^a,b   Smith, E ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK Children's Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

AGE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029961727     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.4.969     Document Type: Article

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