Risk of recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Berg, Anne T ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Recurrence risk; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEIZURE; SLEEP; SYMPTOM;

EID: 37749033436     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01489.x     Document Type: Article

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