Epilepsy in the United Kingdom: Seizure frequency and severity, anti-epileptic drug utilization and impact on life in 1652 people with epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 425-433

  Moran, N F ^a   Poole, K ^a   Bell, G ^a   Solomon, J ^a   Kendall, S ^a   McCarthy, M ^a   McCormick, D ^a   Nashef, L ^a   Sander, J ^a   Shorvon, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti epileptic drugs; Epilepsy care; Seizure severity and frequency

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOBARBITAL; PRIMIDONE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 19244366534     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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