Treatment of first tonic-clonic seizure does not improve the prognosis of epilepsy

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 991-998

  Musicco, Massimo ^a   Beghi, Ettore ^b   Solari, Alessandra ^c   Viani, Francesco ^d,e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^e Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030724119     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.4.991     Document Type: Article

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