Early seizures after severe closed head injury

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-43

  Lee, Shih Tseng ^a   Lui, Tai Ngar ^a   Wong, Cheuk Wah ^a   Yeh, Yi Shen ^a   Tzaan, Wen Ching ^a   Chen, Tzu Yung ^a   Hung, Shang Yu ^a   Wu, Chieh Tsai ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0031059093     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100021077     Document Type: Article

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