Seizures and therapy in adolescents with uncomplicated epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 229-236

  Räty, Lena K A ^a   Wilde Larsson, Bodil ^b   Söderfeldt, Birgitta A ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Seizure control; Seizure type

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0038173573     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(02)00227-3     Document Type: Article

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