The impact of prophylactic treatment on post-traumatic epilepsy after severe traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 499-504

  Formisano, R ^a   Barba, C ^a   Buzzi, M G ^a   Newcomb Fernandez, J ^b   Menniti Ippolito, F ^c   Zafonte, R ^d   Vinicola, V ^a   Spanedda, F ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b Newcomb Scientific LLC   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Late post traumatic epilepsy; Prophylactic anti epileptic treatment; Severe traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY;

EID: 34249826645     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050701310994     Document Type: Article

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