Stopping antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery: A survey of U.S. epilepsy center neurologists

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-222

  Berg, Anne T ^a   Langfitt, John T ^b   Spencer, Susan S ^c   Vickrey, Barbara G ^d  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy surgery; Management policies; Stopping drugs; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; DRUG COST; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC AURA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEIZURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947207856     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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