Seizures in children with primary brain tumors: Incidence and long-term outcome

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 85-91

  Khan, Raja B ^a   Hunt, Daniel L ^a   Boop, Frederick A ^a   Sanford, Robert A ^a   Merchant, Thomas E ^a   Gajjar, Amar ^a   Kun, Larry E ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Children; Outcome; Risk factors; Seizures

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EEG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20744459084     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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