Late epileptic seizures after cerebral infarction

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 265-268

  Awada, A ^a   Omojola, M F ^a   Obeid, T ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarct; CT scan; Epilepsy; Seizure; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

EID: 0032962183     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb00674.x     Document Type: Article

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