Prognosis of epilepsy in a community-based study: 8 Years of follow-up in an Argentine community

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 370-374

  Kochen, Silvia ^a   Melcon, M O ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FINEP Fundación Para la Investigación en Neuroepidemiología   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Community based study; Epilepsy; Prevalence; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 28144445627     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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