Early development of intractable epilepsy in children: A prospective study

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1445-1452

  Berg, Anne T ^a   Shinnar, S ^b,c   Levy, S R ^d,e   Testa, F M ^d,e   Smith Rapaport, S ^d   Beckerman, B ^d  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Comprehensive Epilepsy Management Center ^*  (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035849521     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.11.1445     Document Type: Article

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