Epilepsy and multiple sclerosis: Increased risk among progressive forms

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 250-253

  Martínez Juárez, Iris E ^a   López Meza, Elmer ^a   González Aragón, Ma del Carmen Fernández ^a   Ramírez Bermúdez, Jesús ^a   Corona, Teresa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Multiple sclerosis; Progressive form; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 64549136622     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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