Prognosis after late relapse following epilepsy surgery

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-81

  Sperling, Michael R ^a   Nei, Maromi ^a   Zangaladze, Andro ^a   Sharan, Ashwini D ^b   Mintzer, Scott E ^a   Skidmore, Christopher ^a   Evans, James G ^b   Schilling, Courtney A ^a   Asadi Pooya, Ali A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Late relapse; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549001714     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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