The management of idiopathic generalized epilepsies

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 112, Issue 181, 2005, Pages 63-67

  Benbadis, Selim R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult onset IGE; Antiepileptic drug; Classification; Diagnosis; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Management

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; RESEARCH; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABSENCE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; ONSET AGE; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28044462223     PISSN: 00651427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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