Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of epilepsy

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-84

  Fong, G C Y ^a   Fong, J K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epilepsy classification; Epilepsy diagnosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ATAXIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FATIGUE; GENE LOCUS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTIGO;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0034882536     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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