The management of first seizures in adults in a district general hospital

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 73-75

  Morrison, A D ^a   McAlpine, C H ^a  

^a Stirling Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerised tomography; Electroencephalography; First seizure in adults; Guidelines; Recurrence risks

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRIVING ABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECURRENCE RISK; SEIZURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030785685     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693309704200303     Document Type: Article

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