Management of epilepsy: Pharmacologic therapy and quality-of-life issues

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-153

  Schachter, Steven C ^a   Yerby, Mark S ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b American Academy of Neurology and Child Neurology Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTIGO; VOMITING; WELLBEING;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 1842409594     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: 19419260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1997.02.162     Document Type: Article

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