Seizures, epilepsy, and functional recovery after traumatic brain injury: A reappraisal

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 803-806

  Hernandez, Theresa D ^a   Naritoku, Dean K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VIGABATRIN;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY;

EID: 0030908012     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.48.4.803     Document Type: Review

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