Prognosis of seizure recurrence after stopping antiepileptic drugs in seizure-free patients: A long-term population-based study of childhood-onset epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 713-719

  Sillanpaa M ^a   Schmidt, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Epilepsy Research Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Outcome of recurrence; Pharmacoresistant epilepsy; Seizure relapse

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEST SYNDROME;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33646530956     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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