Immediate versus deferred antiepileptic drug treatment for early epilepsy and single seizures: A randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 365, Issue 9476, 2005, Pages 2007-2013

  Marson, A ^a   Jacoby, A ^a   Johnson, A ^b   Kim, L ^b   Gamble, C ^a   Chadwick, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALD; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444401893     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66694-9     Document Type: Article

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