The prognosis of epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 347-358

  MacDonald, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Outcome measures; Prognosis; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034884504     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2000.0523     Document Type: Article

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