Risk of recurrence after drug withdrawal in childhood epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-256

  Olmez, Akgun ^a   Arslan, Umut ^a   Turanli, Guzide ^a   Aysun, Sabiha ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Drug; Epilepsy; Recurrence; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63249109428     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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