Predictors of quality of life after resective extratemporal epilepsy surgery in adults in long-term follow-up

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 498-503

  Elsharkawy, Alaa Eldin ^a   May, Theodor ^a   Thorbecke, Rupprecht ^a   Ebner, Alois ^a  

^a EPILEPSY CENTER BETHEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extratemporal epilepsy surgery; Long term outcome; Predictors of QOL; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049142998     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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