Approach to the patient with epilepsy in the outpatient department

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 957, 2005, Pages 442-447

  Hadjikoutis, S ^a   Smith, P E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIGOXIN; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; PREGABALIN; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; TRAMADOL; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; WARFARIN;

BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRIVING ABILITY; EDUCATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYNCOPE; TERATOGENICITY; WEST SYNDROME;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTICONVULSANTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 22344448215     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.029298     Document Type: Review

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