Discontinuation of anticonvulsant medication after epilepsy surgery in children

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 580-583

  Hoppe, Christian ^a   Poepel, Annkathrin ^a   Sassen, Robert ^a   Elger, Christian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy surgery in children; Medication withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644812502     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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