An evidence-based approach to the first seizure

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 50-57

  Wiebe, Samuel ^a,c   Téllez Zenteno, José F ^b   Shapiro, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epilepsy; Single seizure; Single unprovoked seizure; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 37749027266     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01451.x     Document Type: Article

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