Prognosis after withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs in childhood-onset cryptogenic localization-related epilepsies

Brain and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Ohta, Hodaka ^a   Ohtsuka, Yoko ^a   Tsuda, Toshihide ^a   Oka, Eiji ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benign partial epilepsies in infancy; Children; Cryptogenic localization related epilepsy; Risk factors of relapse; Withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE;

EID: 0345830470     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(03)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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