Seizures and epilepsy following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Incidence and risk factors

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-98

  Choi, Kyu Sun ^a   Chun, Hyoung Joon ^a   Yi, Hyeong Joong ^a   Ko, Yong ^a   Kim, Young Soo ^a   Kim, Jae Min ^b  

^a Hanyang University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Antiepileptic drug; Complication; Epilepsy; Risk factors; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TOXIC HEPATITIS; VASOSPASM;

EID: 73249138131     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.46.2.93     Document Type: Article

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