Medical and social issues related to posttraumatic seizures in persons with traumatic brain injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 296-304

  Bushnik, Tamara ^a   Englander, Jeffrey ^a   Duong, Thao ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Late posttraumatic seizures; Outcomes; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ARMY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC SEIZURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 3142742322     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200407000-00004     Document Type: Review

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