Prevalence and characteristics of epilepsy in children in northern Sweden

Seizure

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-146

  Sidenvall, Ragnar ^a,b   Forsgren, Lars ^a   Heijbel, Jan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Hudiksvall Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Epilepsy syndrome; Seizure frequency; Seizure type; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030055369     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(96)80108-7     Document Type: Article

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