A survey of neurologists' views on epilepsy surgery and medically refractory epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-101

  Hakimi, Andrea S ^a   Spanaki, Marianna V ^b   Schuh, Lori A ^b   Smith, Brien J ^b   Schultz, Lonni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Epilepsy treatment; Medically refractory; Neurologists; Pharmacoresistant; Referral; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; THERAPY DELAY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOSURGERY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46549083015     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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