The safety of antiepileptic drug withdrawal in patients with non-epileptic seizures

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1682-1685

  Oto, M ^a   Espie, C ^b   Pelosi, A ^c   Selkirk, M ^a   Duncan, R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28144441865     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.064063     Document Type: Article

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