Diagnosis and treatment of the first epileptic seizure: Guidelines of the Italian League against Epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages 2-8

  Beghi, Ettore ^a,b   De Maria, Giovanni ^c   Gobbi, Giuseppe ^d   Veneselli, Edvige ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c Spedali Civili   (Italy)

^d MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; First seizure; Guidelines; Italian League against Epilepsy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEIZURE;

AGE FACTORS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; ITALY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33845524636     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00869.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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