Factors associated with poor control in partial complex epilepsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 262-264

  Verrotti, Alberto ^a   Latini, Guiseppe ^b   Giannuzzi, Raffaella ^b   Cutarella, Rocco ^c   Trotta, Daniela ^e   Morgese, Guido ^d   Chiarelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Divisione di Cardiologia   (Italy)

^c S Valentino Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 2442686698     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380401900404     Document Type: Article

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