Newly treated epilepsy: A French observational study;Observatoire national des premières instaurations d'un traitement anti-épileptique (OPIA)

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 200-207

  Dupont, S ^a,d   Marion Audibert, A M ^b   Mechin, H ^b   Sevestre, M ^c  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Naxis Groupe MAPI   (France)

^c SANOFI   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Anti epileptic treatment; Epilepsy; First line treatment; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MONOTHERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE;

EID: 33645560902     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-3787(06)75000-7     Document Type: Article

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