Epilepsy: Time for review

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-89

  Smith, P E M ^a   Leach, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; FELBAMATE; FOLIC ACID; LAMOTRIGINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ANAMNESIS; APLASTIC ANEMIA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0037291903     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg013     Document Type: Editorial

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