Initiation of treatment and selection of antiepileptic drugs in childhood epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2004, Pages 17-19

  Oka, Eiji ^a,c   Murakami, Nagako ^b   Ogino, Tatsuya ^a   Kobayashi, Katsuhiro ^a   Ohmori, Iori ^b   Akiyama, Tomoyuki ^b   Ito, Minako ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University Hospital   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Beginning of treatment; Childhood epilepsy; Initial seizure; Medication

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SPIKE WAVE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 10644297076     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.458004.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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