The features of epilepsy in the malagasy. A hospital study on 213 cases from the north western part of Madagascar

African Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Andriantseheno, L M ^a   Andrianasy, T F ^a  

^a Department of Neuropsychiatry   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Africa; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG COST; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 3042547363     PISSN: 10158618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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