Definition of refractory epilepsy: defining the indefinable?

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-29

  Kwan, Patrick ^a   Brodie, Martin J ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REFRACTORY EPILEPSY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72049122652     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70304-7     Document Type: Letter

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