The effects of antimicrobial and antiepileptic treatment on the outcome of epilepsy associated with central nervous system (CNS) infections

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL.6, 2008, Pages 42-46

  Singh, Gagandeep ^a   Prabhakar, Sudesh ^b  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anthelminthic drugs; Antiepileptic drugs; Central nervous system infections; Epilepsy; Neurocysticercosis; Outcome; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYSTICERCOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50249112707     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01755.x     Document Type: Review

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