Response to sequential treatment schedules in childhood epilepsy. Risk for development of refractory epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 620-624

  Ramos Lizana, J ^a   Aguilera Lopez P ^a   Aguirre Rodriguez J ^a   Cassinello Garcia E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Intractable; Prognosis; Refractory

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTORY EPILEPSY; REMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEST SYNDROME; CHILD; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 73349088475     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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