Intentional seizure interruption may decrease the seizure frequency in drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 156-160

  Janszky, Józef ^a,b   Szucs A ^a   Rasonyi, G ^a   Schulz, R ^b   Hoppe, M ^b   Hollo, A ^a   Barcs, G ^a   Kelemen, A ^a   Halasz, P ^a   Ebner, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Hungary)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER BETHEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aura; Medial temporal lobe epilepsy; Prodroma; Seizure frequency; Seizure inhibition

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPTIC AURA; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12144291056     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00162-6     Document Type: Article

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