Epilepsy: seizures, syndromes, and survival

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-12

  Perucca, Emilio ^a   Tomson, Torbjörn ^b  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; MIDAZOLAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; KETOGENIC DIET; MORTALITY; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 57249093766     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70274-6     Document Type: Note

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