Posttraumatic epilepsy and treatment

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 685-696

  Chen, James W Y ^a,b   Ruff, Robert L ^c,d   Eavey, Roland ^a,b   Wasterlain, Claude G ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Brain imaging; Posttraumatic epilepsy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Refractory seizures; Rehabilitation; Seizures; Traumatic brain injury; Unprovoked seizures; Veterans

Indexed keywords

BRAIN IMAGING; HEAD INJURIES; HEAD TRAUMA; MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS; POSTTRAUMATIC EPILEPSIES; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VIETNAM WAR;

BRAIN; PATIENT REHABILITATION; REFRACTORY MATERIALS;

HEALTH RISKS;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; RUFINAMIDE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ACCIDENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IRAQ; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STIGMA; SUDDEN DEATH; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VETERAN;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANTIEMETICS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CHEMOPREVENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, POST-TRAUMATIC; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; RISK FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 73349116496     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2008.09.0130     Document Type: Article

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