Recurrence risk after withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs in children with epilepsy: A prospective study

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-124

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

^a HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Prognosis; Seizure; Treatment

Indexed keywords

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

ABSENCE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENIGN INFANTILE SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; REMISSION; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WEST SYNDROME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK FACTORS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 75549088431     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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