Seizure-related injury in an adult tertiary epilepsy clinic

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 260-263

  Tiamkao, S ^a   Shorvon, S D ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Seizures; Soft tissue injuries

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; TOPICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BURN; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; EPILEPSY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OINTMENT; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN GRAFT; SKULL FRACTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747827268     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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