How long does it take for epilepsy to become intractable? A prospective investigation

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-79

  Berg, Anne T ^a   Vickrey, Barbara G ^b   Testa, Francine M ^c   Levy, Susan R ^c   Shinnar, Shlomo ^d   DiMario, Frances ^e   Smith, Susan ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTICUT; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33745686119     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.20852     Document Type: Article

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