Seizure recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure: With and without treatment

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 161-165

  Najafi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Mehrabi, Ali ^c   Najafi, Farideh ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

First seizure; Recurrence; Survival time; Treatment; Unprovoked seizure

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SEIZURE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 56749159766     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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