Discontinuing antiepileptic drugs in patients who are seizure free on monotherapy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-25

  Specchio, L M ^a   Tramacere, L ^a   La Neve, A ^a   Beghi, E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0036145182     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.72.1.22     Document Type: Article

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