A follow-up study of adults with learning disabilities and epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 469-472

  Branford, D ^a   Bhaumik, S ^a   Duncan, F ^a   Collacott, R A ^a  

^a KINGSWAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Follow up; Learning disabilities; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG INFORMATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032412201     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(98)80004-6     Document Type: Article

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