The problem of the drug-resistant epilepsies

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn 243, Issue , 2002, Pages 4-18

  Sander, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SYNDROME;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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