Is the epilepsy responsive or resistant? Only time will tell

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 489-490

  French, Jacqueline A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

DECISION MAKING; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67249086655     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21679     Document Type: Editorial

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