A Study of Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy in Malaysia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-35

  Manonmani, V ^a   Tan, C T ^b  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cryptogenic; Epilepsy; Generalised epilepsy; Localisation related epilepsy; Symptomatic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032610797     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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